Directory Traversal Affecting apport package, versions <2.20.4-0ubuntu4.5


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.1% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1704-APPORT-369314
  • published18 Jul 2017
  • disclosed18 Jul 2017

Introduced: 18 Jul 2017

CVE-2017-10708  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-22  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:17.04 apport to version 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.5 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream apport package and not the apport package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:17.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.