Description
An issue was discovered in Apport before 2.20.4. There is a path traversal issue in the Apport crash file "Package" and "SourcePackage" fields. These fields are used to build a path to the package specific hook files in the /usr/share/apport/package-hooks/ directory. An attacker can exploit this path traversal to execute arbitrary Python files from the local system.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2016-10737 | An issue was discovered in Apport before 2.20.4. There is a path traversal issue in the Apport crash file "Package" and "SourcePackage" fields. These fields are used to build a path to the package specific hook files in the /usr/share/apport/package-hooks/ directory. An attacker can exploit this path traversal to execute arbitrary Python files from the local system. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3157-1 | Apport vulnerabilities |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T03:07:31.640Z
Reserved: 2016-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-9950
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Status : Modified
Published: 2016-12-17T03:59:00.327
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2016-9950
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN