VDB
CVE-2016-9949
CVE-2016-9949
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH
An issue was discovered in Apport before 2.20.4. In apport/ui.py, Apport reads the CrashDB field and it then evaluates the field as Python code if it begins with a "{". This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Python code.
EPSS 17.73% · 96.9th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
17.73%
96.9th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | apport | 0, 2.12.6-0ubuntu1, 2.12.7-0ubuntu2 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | apport | 0, 2.19.2-0ubuntu1, 2.19.2-0ubuntu2 |
Timeline
- Dec 14, 2016 CVE Published
- Dec 19, 2016 PoC Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 26, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 17, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 8, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9949 third-party-advisory
- https://donncha.is/2016/12/compromising-ubuntu-desktop/ third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3157-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9949 third-party-advisory