CVE-2021-3709CWE-538

Apport file permission bypass through emacs byte compilation errors

Medium · published October 1, 2021

CVSS v3.1
6.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
39.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Function check_attachment_for_errors() in file data/general-hooks/ubuntu.py could be tricked into exposing private data via a constructed crash file. This issue affects: apport 2.14.1 versions prior to 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm8; 2.20.1 versions prior to 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm2; 2.20.9 versions prior to 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.26; 2.20.11 versions prior to 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.20; 2.20.11 versions prior to 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.3;

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00462 · 39.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-538 · Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory
Published
2021-10-01T02:35Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 01 OCT 02:35Z
    Apport file permission bypass through emacs byte compilation errors
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