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CVE-2017-10708

Published: 18 July 2017

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
tyhicks
Apport registers itself as the default handler for .crash files so an
attacker could trick a user into opening a malicious .crash file and execute
arbitrary code as the user.
A potential method of hardening apport against these types of attacks
is to unregister it as the handler for .crash files.

Priority

Medium

CVSS 3 base score: 7.8

Status

Package Release Status
apport
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.20.6)
trusty
Released (2.14.1-0ubuntu3.25)
xenial
Released (2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10)
yakkety
Released (2.20.3-0ubuntu8.7)
zesty
Released (2.20.4-0ubuntu4.5)
Patches:
upstream: https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~apport-hackers/apport/trunk/revision/3153