CVE-2016-9950
CVSS V2 High 9.3
CVSS V3 High 7.8
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-9950
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2016-12-17T03:59:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2017-01-07T03:00:45
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apport_project:apport:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 2.20.3 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 12.10 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- COMPLETE
- Integrity Impact
- COMPLETE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 9.3
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 10
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/DonnchaC/ubuntu-apport-exploitation | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://donncha.is/2016/12/compromising-ubuntu-desktop/ | Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/apport/+bug/1648806 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95011 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40937/ | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3157-1 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9950 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9950 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 09:50:50 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 12:30:46 | 2016-12-17T03:59Z | 2016-12-17T03:59:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 12:30:46 | 2017-01-07T03:00:45 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 12:30:46 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |