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HistoryFeb 03, 2021 - 12:00 a.m.

Apport vulnerabilities

2021-02-0300:00:00
ubuntu.com
91
apport vulnerabilities
ubuntu 14.04 esm
crash reports
privilege escalation
arbitrary code
denial of service

CVSS2

7.2

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS3

8.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

8

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

18.5%

Releases

  • Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Packages

  • apport - automatically generate crash reports for debugging

Details

USN-4720-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Apport. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Itai Greenhut discovered that Apport incorrectly parsed certain files in
the /proc filesystem. A local attacker could use this issue to escalate
privileges and run arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-25682, CVE-2021-25683)

Itai Greenhut discovered that Apport incorrectly handled opening certain
special files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
Apport to hang, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-25684)

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
Ubuntu14.04noarchpython-apport< 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm6UNKNOWN
Ubuntu14.04noarchapport< 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29UNKNOWN
Ubuntu14.04noarchapport-gtk< 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29UNKNOWN
Ubuntu14.04noarchapport-kde< 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29UNKNOWN
Ubuntu14.04noarchapport-noui< 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29UNKNOWN
Ubuntu14.04noarchapport-retrace< 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29UNKNOWN
Ubuntu14.04noarchapport-valgrind< 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29UNKNOWN
Ubuntu14.04noarchdh-apport< 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29UNKNOWN
Ubuntu14.04noarchpython-apport< 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29UNKNOWN
Ubuntu14.04noarchpython-problem-report< 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29UNKNOWN
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CVSS2

7.2

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS3

8.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

8

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

18.5%