HIGH
The crash reporting feature in Apport 2.13 through 2.17.x before 2.17.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted usr/share/apport/apport file in a namespace (container)
Published Apr 17, 2015
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.19%
Description
The crash reporting feature in Apport 2.13 through 2.17.x before 2.17.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted usr/share/apport/apport file in a namespace (container).
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 2.13
- 2.13.1
- 2.13.2
- 2.13.3
- 2.14
- 2.14.1
- 2.14.2
- 2.14.3
- 2.14.4
- 2.14.5
- 2.14.6
- 2.14.7
- 2.15
- 2.15.1
- 2.16
- 2.16.1
- 2.16.2
- 2.17
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.19% 0.04187
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04187
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 90.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.08% (0.04075) | 89.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 25, 2025 | 19.07% (0.19068) | 95.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 8, 2025 | 26.70% (0.26699) | 96.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 28.75% (0.28752) | 96.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 42.96% (0.42965) | 96.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 28.75% (0.28752) | 96.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 42.96% (0.42965) | 97.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 30.38% (0.30382) | 96.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 42.96% (0.42965) | 97.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 30.31% (0.30312) | 96.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 29.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 27.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 25.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.30% (0.02302) | 81.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.30% (0.02302) | 79.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.30% (0.02302) | 58.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jun/9
- http://www.osvdb.org/120803 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2569-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/apport/%2Bbug/1438758 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://launchpad.net/apport/trunk/2.17.1 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36782/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43971/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jun/9 | ||
| http://www.osvdb.org/120803 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2569-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/apport/%2Bbug/1438758 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://launchpad.net/apport/trunk/2.17.1 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36782/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43971/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner canonical
Published Apr 17, 2015
Updated Nov 3, 2025
Reserved Jan 22, 2015
Link CVE-2015-1318
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a