CVE-2016-9950 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 6.5% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
An issue was discovered in Apport before 2.20.4. There is a path traversal issue in the Apport crash file "Package" and "SourcePackage" fields. These fields are used to build a path to the package specific hook files in the /usr/share/apport/package-hooks/ directory. An attacker can exploit this path traversal to execute arbitrary Python files from the local system.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 6.55% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-12-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apport project | apport |
| canonical | ubuntu linux |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Apport 2.x (Ubuntu Desktop 12.10 < 16.04) - Local Code Execution | 2016-12-14 |
References
- 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/
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