CVE-2016-9951

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Published: December 17, 2016 at 03:34 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:56 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorApport

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 7%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (6)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95011
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3157-1
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatch
https://bugs.launchpad.net/apport/+bug/1648806
x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://donncha.is/2016/12/compromising-ubuntu-desktop/
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/DonnchaC/ubuntu-apport-exploitation

CVSS

Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-284

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