🛡️ CVE-2020-15591 on Debian — fex

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2020-15591 as tracked by Debian, for the package fex. The fix is available in version 20160919-2; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

• Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
• Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
• Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
• User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
• Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
• Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
• Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
• Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Affected software

DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15591 is recorded against 1 package.

• fex (fixed in 20160919-2)

Timeline and source

Published on 17 March 2022 and last revised on 15 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

security-tracker.debian.org (Advisory)

Other advisories for this package

fex has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

• UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15591 (published 17 Mar 2022)

CVE-2020-15591 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Affected Packages

References