CVE-2016-9951 An issue was discovered in Apport before 2.20.4. A malicious Apport crash file can contain a restart command in RespawnCommand or ProcCmdline fields. This command will be executed if a user clicks the...
MediumCVSS 6.5
EPSS 6.7%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
An issue was discovered in Apport before 2.20.4. A malicious Apport crash file can contain a restart command in RespawnCommand or ProcCmdline fields. This command will be executed if a user clicks the Relaunch button on the Apport prompt from the malicious crash file. The fix is to only show the Relaunch button on Apport crash files generated by local systems. The Relaunch button will be hidden when crash files are opened directly in Apport-GTK.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| apport project apport | <= 2.20.3 | No fix listed |
References
- 95011 third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- USN-3157-1 vendor-advisory
- bugs.launchpad.net issue-tracking patch
- donncha.is exploit technical-description third-party-advisory
- github.com issue-tracking third-party-advisory
- 40937 exploit