VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-10708
In apport/report.py, Apport sets the ExecutablePath field and it then uses the path to run package specific hooks without protecting against path traversal.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 2.10%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.10%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in Apport through 2.20.x. In apport/report.py, Apport sets the ExecutablePath field and it then uses the path to run package specific hooks without protecting against path traversal. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .crash file.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.10% probability · 81th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- apport project/apport
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1700573Third Party Advisory
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+changelogThird Party Advisory
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1700573Third Party Advisory
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+changelogThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.