CVE-2017-14177
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Summary
Apport through 2.20.7 does not properly handle core dumps from setuid binaries allowing local users to create certain files as root which an attacker could leverage to perform a denial of service via resource exhaustion or possibly gain root privileges. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-1324.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Apport | through 2.20.7 | affected |
Weaknesses
- Denial of service via resource exhaustion and privilege escalation
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/?cve=CVE-2017-14177
- https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~apport-hackers/apport/trunk/revision/3171
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3480-1
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1726372
References
- https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/?cve=CVE-2017-14177
- https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~apport-hackers/apport/trunk/revision/3171
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3480-1
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1726372
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