CVE-2016-9951
A malicious Apport crash file can contain a restart command in `RespawnCommand` or `ProcCmdline` fields.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (6.67%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
An issue was discovered in Apport before 2.20.4. A malicious Apport crash file can contain a restart command in `RespawnCommand` or `ProcCmdline` fields. This command will be executed if a user clicks the Relaunch button on the Apport prompt from the malicious crash file. The fix is to only show the Relaunch button on Apport crash files generated by local systems. The Relaunch button will be hidden when crash files are opened directly in Apport-GTK.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 6.67% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-284
- Affected
- apport project/apport
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95011Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3157-1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/apport/+bug/1648806Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://donncha.is/2016/12/compromising-ubuntu-desktop/Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/DonnchaC/ubuntu-apport-exploitationIssue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40937/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95011Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3157-1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/apport/+bug/1648806Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://donncha.is/2016/12/compromising-ubuntu-desktop/Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/DonnchaC/ubuntu-apport-exploitationIssue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40937/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.