Name: CVE-2020-16121: Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2020-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2020-16121, CWE-209, CVSS 3.3, EPSS 0.00102

PackageKit provided detailed error messages to unprivileged callers that exposed information about file presence and mimetype of files that the user would be unable to determine on its own.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 3.3
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Arch Linux	—	Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux	Jul 11, 2025	Nov 7, 2020
Debian	—	Upgrade packagekit	Oct 9, 2020	Oct 9, 2020
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 9, 2025	Nov 7, 2020
Suse	—	Upgrade PackageKit-gtk3-moduleUpgrade PackageKit-langUpgrade PackageKit-gstreamer-pluginUpgrade libpackagekit-glib2-devel-32bitUpgrade PackageKit-backend-zyppUpgrade libpackagekit-glib2-develUpgrade PackageKit-backend-dnfUpgrade PackageKit-develUpgrade libpackagekit-glib2-18-32bitUpgrade PackageKit-branding-upstreamUpgrade libpackagekit-glib2-18Upgrade typelib-1_0-PackageKitGlib-1_0Upgrade PackageKit	Dec 22, 2020	Sep 24, 2020
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade packagekit	Sep 25, 2020	Sep 24, 2020

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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