CVE-2015-1341 json
Apport privilege escalation through Python module imports
published 2019-04-22 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-1480
- cvss
- 7.4
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 37%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Any Python module in sys.path can be imported if the command line of the process triggering the coredump is Python and the first argument is -m in Apport before 2.19.2 function _python_module_path.
Patch / fix
- Ubuntu Apport 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.13, 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.18, 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.7, 2.19.1-0ubuntu4, 2.19.2
- apport Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.18
- apport Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 2.19.2-0ubuntu1
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1341
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Exploit prediction
0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 7.4 | CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Ubuntu Apport
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
-
launchpad.net
/apport/trunk/2.19.2
third-party-advisory
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usn.ubuntu.com
/2782-1/
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2015-1341
- NVD CVE-2015-1341
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