An issue was discovered in Apport before 2.20.4
Published Dec 17, 2016
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 6.67%
Description
An issue was discovered in Apport before 2.20.4. A malicious Apport crash file can contain a restart command in `RespawnCommand` or `ProcCmdline` fields. This command will be executed if a user clicks the Relaunch button on the Apport prompt from the malicious crash file. The fix is to only show the Relaunch button on Apport crash files generated by local systems. The Relaunch button will be hidden when crash files are opened directly in Apport-GTK.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.20.3
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:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.67% (0.06674) | 93.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.67% (0.06674) | 93.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 12, 2025 | 8.92% (0.08925) | 92.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 9.96% (0.09955) | 92.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 11.18% (0.11177) | 89.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 9.96% (0.09955) | 92.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00126) | 48.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 29, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00126) | 47.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00139) | 47.69th | 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 |
Change history (0)
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