FKIE_CVE-2019-17080

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2019-10-02 13:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 02:23
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
mintinstall (aka Software Manager) 7.9.9 for Linux Mint allows code execution if a REVIEWS_CACHE file is controlled by an attacker, because an unpickle occurs. This is resolved in 8.0.0 and backports.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154722/mintinstall-7.9.9-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=143&t=302960Exploit, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/Andhrimnirr/Mintinstall-object-injectionExploit, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/linuxmint/mintinstall/blob/master/debian/changelogRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154722/mintinstall-7.9.9-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=143&t=302960Exploit, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/Andhrimnirr/Mintinstall-object-injectionExploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/linuxmint/mintinstall/blob/master/debian/changelogRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
linuxmint mintinstall 7.9.9
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T02:23:16.750",
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