UBUNTU-CVE-2020-25266 (CVE-2020-25266)
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2020-12-02 17:15 – Updated: 2026-10-17 09:07 – Source websiteAppImage appimaged before 1.0.3 does not properly check whether a downloaded file is a valid appimage. For example, it will accept a crafted mp3 file that contains an appimage, and install it.
| URL | Type | |
|---|---|---|
{
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{
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{
"binary_name": "libappimage0",
"binary_version": "0.1.9+dfsg-1"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
"name": "libappimage",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libappimage@0.1.9+dfsg-1?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
},
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}
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}
],
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]
},
{
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}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
"name": "libappimage",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libappimage@0.1.10+dfsg-0ubuntu1?arch=source\u0026distro=jammy"
},
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]
},
{
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{
"binary_name": "libappimage1.0abi1t64",
"binary_version": "1.0.4-5-3.1ubuntu2"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:24.04:LTS",
"name": "libappimage",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libappimage@1.0.4-5-3.1ubuntu2?arch=source\u0026distro=noble"
},
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}
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"1.0.4-5-3ubuntu1",
"1.0.4-5-3.1ubuntu1",
"1.0.4-5-3.1ubuntu2"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "libappimage1.0abi1t64",
"binary_version": "1.0.4-5-4ubuntu3"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:25.10",
"name": "libappimage",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libappimage@1.0.4-5-4ubuntu3?arch=source\u0026distro=questing"
},
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],
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"1.0.4-5-4ubuntu1",
"1.0.4-5-4ubuntu3"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "libappimage1.0abi1t64",
"binary_version": "1.0.4-5-7build1"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.10",
"name": "libappimage",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libappimage@1.0.4-5-7build1?arch=source\u0026distro=stonking"
},
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{
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}
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],
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"1.0.4-5-7build1"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "libappimage1.0abi1t64",
"binary_version": "1.0.4-5-7build1"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.04:LTS",
"name": "libappimage",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libappimage@1.0.4-5-7build1?arch=source\u0026distro=resolute"
},
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{
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}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"1.0.4-5-4ubuntu3",
"1.0.4-5-6ubuntu1",
"1.0.4-5-7",
"1.0.4-5-7build1"
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "AppImage appimaged before 1.0.3 does not properly check whether a downloaded file is a valid appimage. For example, it will accept a crafted mp3 file that contains an appimage, and install it.",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2020-25266",
"modified": "2026-10-17T09:07:30Z",
"published": "2020-12-02T17:15:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-25266"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-25266"
}
],
"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"upstream": [
"CVE-2020-25266"
]
}
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