Vulnerability Report

CVE-2019-11481

Title: Apport Project Apport

Other

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2019-11481.

CWE Category CWE-59
Published Date Feb 08, 2020
Modified Date Nov 21, 2024
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 3.8 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.44%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2019-11481: Kevin Backhouse discovered that apport would read a user-supplied configuration file with elevated privileges. By replacing the file with a symbolic link, a user could get apport to read any file on the system as root, with unknown consequences.

Impacted Vendors

A
apport 1
A
apport_project 1

Reference Links

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172858/Ubuntu-Apport-Whoopsie-DoS-Integer-Overflow.html https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4171-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4171-2 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172858/Ubuntu-Apport-Whoopsie-DoS-Integer-Overflow.html https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4171-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4171-2
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity LOW
3.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
CHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
6.1
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:P/A:P

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2019-11481 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector LOCAL
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.