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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-07-18T20:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T17:41:55.621Z

Reserved: 2017-06-30T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-10708

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-07-18T20:29:00.200

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:06:19.263

Link: CVE-2017-10708

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