Upstream information

CVE-2017-10708 at MITRE

Description

An issue was discovered in Apport through 2.20.x. In apport/report.py, Apport sets the ExecutablePath field and it then uses the path to run package specific hooks without protecting against path traversal. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .crash file.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database SUSE
Base Score 6.8 4.6
Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network Network
Access Complexity Medium High
Authentication None Single
Confidentiality Impact Partial Partial
Integrity Impact Partial Partial
Availability Impact Partial Partial
CVSS v3 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database SUSE
Base Score 7.8 6.8
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity Low High
Privileges Required None Low
User Interaction Required Required
Scope Unchanged Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High High
Integrity Impact High High
Availability Impact High High
CVSSv3 Version 3 3
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1049352 [RESOLVED / INVALID]

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Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 apport Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 apport-crashdb-sle Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS apport Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS apport Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS apport-crashdb-sle Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 apport Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 apport-crashdb-sle Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS apport Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS apport-crashdb-sle Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS apport Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS apport-crashdb-sle Not affected

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Tue Jul 18 20:52:47 2017
CVE page last modified: Fri Oct 13 19:54:06 2023