PT-2017-11444 · Canonical · Apport+1

Felix Wilhelm + 1 · Published 2017-07-18 · Updated 2017-08-07 · CVE-2017-10708

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apport versions prior to 2.20.x

Description An issue in Apport allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .crash file. The issue arises from Apport's handling of the ExecutablePath field in apport/report.py, where it fails to protect against path traversal when running package-specific hooks.

Recommendations For Apport versions prior to 2.20.x, consider restricting access to the report.py module to minimize the risk of exploitation until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using Apport to process untrusted .crash files.

Fix

RCE

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-10708

USN-3354-1

Affected Products

Apport

Ubuntu

References · 9

• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3354-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-10708 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-10708 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-3354-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-10708 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-10708 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-10708 · Vendor Advisory
• https://launchpad.net/bugs/1700573 · Note
• https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+changelog · Note