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.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95011 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3157-1 | |
https://bugs.launchpad.net/apport/+bug/1648806 | Issue Tracking Patch |
https://donncha.is/2016/12/compromising-ubuntu-desktop/ | Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory |
https://github.com/DonnchaC/ubuntu-apport-exploitation | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40937/ |
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Information
Published : 2016-12-17 03:59
Updated : 2024-02-04 19:11
NVD link : CVE-2016-9950
Mitre link : CVE-2016-9950
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-9950
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Products Affected
apport_project
- apport
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
CWE
CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')