CVE-2015-1318 EXPLOIT
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.2% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The crash reporting feature in Apport 2.13 through 2.17.x before 2.17.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted usr/share/apport/apport file in a namespace (container).
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 4.19% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2015-04-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apport project | apport |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Apport/ABRT - 'chroot' Local Privilege Escalation (Metasploit) | 2018-02-05 |
| exploit-db | Apport 2.14.1 (Ubuntu 14.04.2) - Local Privilege Escalation | 2015-04-17 |
| exploit-db | Apport/Abrt (Ubuntu / Fedora) - Local Privilege Escalation | 2015-04-14 |
References
- http://www.osvdb.org/120803
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2569-1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/apport/%2Bbug/1438758
- https://launchpad.net/apport/trunk/2.17.1
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36782/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43971/
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jun/9
- http://www.osvdb.org/120803
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2569-1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/apport/%2Bbug/1438758
- https://launchpad.net/apport/trunk/2.17.1
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36782/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43971/
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