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CVE-2016-9950 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/apport/+bug/1648806	CVE	Issue TrackingPatch
https://donncha.is/2016/12/compromising-ubuntu-desktop/	CVE	ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/DonnchaC/ubuntu-apport-exploitation	CVE	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40937/	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95011	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3157-1	CVE
https://bugs.launchpad.net/apport/+bug/1648806	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatch
https://donncha.is/2016/12/compromising-ubuntu-desktop/	[email protected]	ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/DonnchaC/ubuntu-apport-exploitation	[email protected]	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40937/	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95011	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3157-1	[email protected]

see all 12 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-22	Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
apport project apport	<= 2.20.3
CPE cpe:2.3:a:apport_project:apport:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux	<= 12.10
CPE cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 6, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 7, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 23, 2016	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Dec 23, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 19, 2016	Initial Analysis	[email protected]