CVE-2016-9949
17.12.2016, 03:59
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.
Vendor | Product | Version |
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apport_project | apport | 𝑥 ≤ 2.20.3 |
canonical | ubuntu_linux | 𝑥 ≤ 12.10 |
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= Vulnerable software versions

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