UBUNTU-CVE-2020-35605

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2020-35605

    Published: 21 Dec 2020Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2020-35605
    Aliases:
    USN-5659-1

    Summary:

    Details: The Graphics Protocol feature in graphics.c in kitty before 0.19.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because a filename containing special characters can be included in an error message.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-35605, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5659-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-35605

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: kitty

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=focal

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.15.0-1ubuntu0.2

    Affected versions

    0.14.3-1
    0.14.4-1
    0.14.6-1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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