An issue was discovered in Apport before 2.20.4
Published Dec 17, 2016
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 6.55%
Description
An issue was discovered in Apport before 2.20.4. There is a path traversal issue in the Apport crash file "Package" and "SourcePackage" fields. These fields are used to build a path to the package specific hook files in the /usr/share/apport/package-hooks/ directory. An attacker can exploit this path traversal to execute arbitrary Python files from the local system.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 2.20.3
Configuration 2
- ≤ 12.10
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:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/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 1, 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 (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.55% (0.06549) | 93.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 6.55% (0.06549) | 93.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 10.24% (0.10241) | 95.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 6.55% (0.06549) | 93.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 10.24% (0.10241) | 95.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 6.55% (0.06549) | 93.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 10.24% (0.10241) | 95.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 6.55% (0.06549) | 93.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 10.24% (0.10241) | 95.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.55% (0.06549) | 92.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 14, 2026 | 0.73% (0.00730) | 72.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.36% (0.02361) | 83.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.84% (0.04842) | 82.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.36% (0.02361) | 83.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00130) | 49.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00130) | 48.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00130) | 46.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95011 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3157-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/apport/+bug/1648806 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatch
- https://donncha.is/2016/12/compromising-ubuntu-desktop/ x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/DonnchaC/ubuntu-apport-exploitation x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40937/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95011 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3157-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/apport/+bug/1648806 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatch | |
| https://donncha.is/2016/12/compromising-ubuntu-desktop/ | x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/DonnchaC/ubuntu-apport-exploitation | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40937/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
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