CVE-2016-9951
CVSS V2 Medium 4.3
CVSS V3 Medium 6.5
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-9951
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2016-12-17T03:59:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2017-01-07T03:00:46
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apport_project:apport:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 2.20.3 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 4.3
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 6.5
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 2.8
- Impact Score
- 3.6
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-2016-9951 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9951 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 09:50:49 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 12:30:48 | 2016-12-17T03:59Z | 2016-12-17T03:59:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 12:30:48 | 2017-01-07T03:00:46 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 12:30:48 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |