{"id":"USN-4518-1","summary":"xawtv vulnerability","details":"Matthias Gerstner discovered that xawtv incorrectly handled opening files.\nA local attacker could possibly use this issue to open and write to\narbitrary files and escalate privileges. (CVE-2020-13696)\n","modified":"2026-04-27T15:44:33.941266Z","published":"2020-09-17T20:36:04Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2020-13696"],"upstream":["CVE-2020-13696","UBUNTU-CVE-2020-13696"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4518-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-13696"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"xawtv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/xawtv@3.103-3+deb8u1build0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.103-3+deb8u1build0.16.04.1"}]}],"versions":["3.103-3","3.103-3build1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"3.103-3+deb8u1build0.16.04.1","binary_name":"alevtd"},{"binary_version":"3.103-3+deb8u1build0.16.04.1","binary_name":"fbtv"},{"binary_version":"3.103-3+deb8u1build0.16.04.1","binary_name":"pia"},{"binary_version":"3.103-3+deb8u1build0.16.04.1","binary_name":"radio"},{"binary_version":"3.103-3+deb8u1build0.16.04.1","binary_name":"scantv"},{"binary_version":"3.103-3+deb8u1build0.16.04.1","binary_name":"streamer"},{"binary_version":"3.103-3+deb8u1build0.16.04.1","binary_name":"ttv"},{"binary_version":"3.103-3+deb8u1build0.16.04.1","binary_name":"v4l-conf"},{"binary_version":"3.103-3+deb8u1build0.16.04.1","binary_name":"webcam"},{"binary_version":"3.103-3+deb8u1build0.16.04.1","binary_name":"xawtv"},{"binary_version":"3.103-3+deb8u1build0.16.04.1","binary_name":"xawtv-plugin-qt"},{"binary_version":"3.103-3+deb8u1build0.16.04.1","binary_name":"xawtv-plugins"},{"binary_version":"3.103-3+deb8u1build0.16.04.1","binary_name":"xawtv-tools"}],"availability":"No subscription required"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4518-1.json","cves_map":{"cves":[{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"low","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2020-13696"}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"}}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}