CVE-2017-10708

HIGH 7.8CVE-2017-10708 · Published 18/07/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2017-10708 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability affecting apport (apport project).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 2.1%, higher than 81.7% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
apport apport_project	`≤ 2.20.6`	No fix yet

Description

An issue was discovered in Apport through 2.20.x. In apport/report.py, Apport sets the ExecutablePath field and it then uses the path to run package specific hooks without protecting against path traversal. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .crash file.

References

launchpad.net/bugs/1700573 · Third Party Advisory
launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+changelog · Third Party Advisory

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