An issue was discovered in Apport through 2.20.x.

published 2017-07-18 9y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2017-2354

cvss: 7.8; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.1%; EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
public exploits: 0; none known

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.

Patch / fix

distros 1

apport Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.25
apport Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-10708

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Exploit prediction

2.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	7.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	6.8	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

launchpad.net /ubuntu/+source/apport/+changelog
third-party-advisory
launchpad.net /bugs/1700573
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2017-10708
NVD CVE-2017-10708

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