{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15167","details":"In Miller (command line utility) using the configuration file support introduced in version 5.9.0, it is possible for an attacker to cause Miller to run arbitrary code by placing a malicious `.mlrrc` file in the working directory. See linked GitHub Security Advisory for complete details. A fix is ready and will be released as Miller 5.9.1.","modified":"2025-10-24T04:48:35Z","published":"2020-09-02T18:15:00Z","upstream":["CVE-2020-15167"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-15167"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/johnkerl/miller/security/advisories/GHSA-mw2v-4q78-j2cw"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-15167"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"miller","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/miller@3.4.0-1?arch=source&distro=xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["2.3.2-1","3.1.1-1","3.1.2-1","3.2.2-1","3.3.2-1","3.4.0-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"miller","binary_version":"3.4.0-1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15167.json"}},{"package":{"name":"miller","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/miller@5.3.0-1?arch=source&distro=bionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["5.2.2-1","5.3.0-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"miller","binary_version":"5.3.0-1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15167.json"}},{"package":{"name":"miller","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:20.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/miller@5.6.2-1?arch=source&distro=focal"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["5.4.0-1","5.6.2-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"miller","binary_version":"5.6.2-1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15167.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N"},{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}