CVE-2019-11481

Kevin Backhouse discovered that apport would read a user-supplied configuration file with elevated privileges. By replacing the file with a symbolic link, a user could get apport to read any file on the system as root, with unknown consequences.
Link Following
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
3.8 LOW
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
canonicalCNA
3.8 LOW
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 42%
VendorProductVersion
canonicalubuntu_linux
14.04
canonicalubuntu_linux
16.04
canonicalubuntu_linux
18.04
canonicalubuntu_linux
19.04
canonicalubuntu_linux
19.10
apport_projectapport
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= Vulnerable software versions
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Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
apport
eoan
Fixed 2.20.11-0ubuntu8.1
released
disco
Fixed 2.20.10-0ubuntu27.2
released
bionic
Fixed 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.8
released
xenial
Fixed 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.20
released
trusty
Fixed 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm2
released
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172858/Ubuntu-Apport-Whoopsie-DoS-Integer-Overflow.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4171-1
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4171-2
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172858/Ubuntu-Apport-Whoopsie-DoS-Integer-Overflow.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4171-1
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4171-2