An issue was discovered in Apport through 2.20.x.
Priority LOW 38CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02099 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apport_project:apport:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.20.6 | Vulnerable | Apport Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:apport_project:apport:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.20.6 Vulnerable ·Apport Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-10708
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r8ph-m677-xqfj
References
More Apport Project Apport vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-08055 An issue was discovered in Apport before 2.20.4. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2016-08056 An issue was discovered in Apport before 2.20.4. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2015-01197 The crash reporting feature in Apport 2.13 through 2.17.x before 2.17.1 allows local… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2016-08057 An issue was discovered in Apport before 2.20.4. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2022-11302 Apport does not disable python crash handler before entering chroot CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-08573 Apport reads arbitrary files if ~/.config/apport/settings is a symlink CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-10708 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-10708 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r8ph-m677-xqfj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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