CVE-2019-11481
3.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
Summary
Kevin Backhouse discovered that apport would read a user-supplied configuration file with elevated privileges. By replacing the file with a symbolic link, a user could get apport to read any file on the system as root, with unknown consequences.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical | apport | 2.14.1 < 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm2 | affected |
| Canonical | apport | 2.20.1 < 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.20 | affected |
| Canonical | apport | 2.20.9 < 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.8 | affected |
| Canonical | apport | 2.20.11 < 2.20.11-0ubuntu8.1 | affected |
Weaknesses
- Read user data with administrator privileges
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4171-1
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4171-2
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172858/Ubuntu-Apport-Whoopsie-DoS-Integer-Overflow.html
References
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4171-1
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4171-2
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172858/Ubuntu-Apport-Whoopsie-DoS-Integer-Overflow.html
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