Vulnerability Report

CVE-2016-9951

Title: Apport Project Apport

Other

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2016-9951

CWE Category CWE-284
Published Date Dec 17, 2016
Modified Date Jun 17, 2026
Exploit Status Available
Score 6.5 CVSS v3.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
6.67%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2016-9951: An issue was discovered in Apport before 2.20.4. A malicious Apport crash file can contain a restart command in `RespawnCommand` or `ProcCmdline` fields. This command will be executed if a user clicks the Relaunch button on the Apport prompt from the malicious crash file. The fix is to only show the Relaunch button on Apport crash files generated by local systems. The Relaunch button will be hidden when crash files are opened directly in Apport-GTK.

Impacted Vendors

A
apport 1
A
apport_project 1

Reference Links

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95011 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3157-1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/apport/+bug/1648806 https://donncha.is/2016/12/compromising-ubuntu-desktop/ https://github.com/DonnchaC/ubuntu-apport-exploitation https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40937/ http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95011 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3157-1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/apport/+bug/1648806 https://donncha.is/2016/12/compromising-ubuntu-desktop/ https://github.com/DonnchaC/ubuntu-apport-exploitation https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40937/
CVSS v3.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
REQUIRED
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
4.3
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2016-9951 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40937
View Code
MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction REQUIRED
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.