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CVE-2017-10708

N/A

Published: July 18, 2017 at 08:00 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:00 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorApport

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 2%

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.

Affected

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

Apport · Apport Project

95%

v ≤ 2.20.6

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://launchpad.net/bugs/1700573

x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+changelog

CVSS

6.8MEDIUM[email protected]

Confidentiality: PARTIAL
Integrity: PARTIAL
Availability: PARTIAL

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-22

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