Race condition in Apport before 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1 as packaged in Ubuntu 15.04, before 2.14.70ubuntu8.5 as packaged in Ubuntu 14.10, before 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11 as packaged in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and before 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.9 as packaged in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS allow local users to write to arbitrary files and gain root privileges
Published Aug 25, 2017
7.0
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.90%
Description
Race condition in Apport before 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1 as packaged in Ubuntu 15.04, before 2.14.70ubuntu8.5 as packaged in Ubuntu 14.10, before 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11 as packaged in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and before 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.9 as packaged in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS allow local users to write to arbitrary files and gain root privileges.
Affected products
No data.
- 12.04
- 14.04
- 14.10
- 15.04
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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.90% (0.00897) | 58.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.91% (0.00907) | 55.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.99% (0.00987) | 75.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 18.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 1, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 14.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 77.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 77.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 75.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 54.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jun/9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/21/10 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74769 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2609-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUPatchVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37088/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jun/9 | ||
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/21/10 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74769 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2609-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37088/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
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