CVE-2015-1324

HIGH

Apport <2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1, <2.14.70ubuntu8.5, <2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11, ...

Title source: llm

Description

Apport before 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1 as packaged in Ubuntu 15.04, before 2.14.70ubuntu8.5 as packaged in Ubuntu 14.10, before 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11 as packaged in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and before 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.9 as packaged in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS allow local users to write to arbitrary files and gain root privileges by leveraging incorrect handling of permissions when generating core dumps for setuid binaries.

References (3)

Core 3

Core References

Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2609-1

Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1452239

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74767

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0036

EPSS Percentile 27.8%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-264

Status published

Products (4)

canonical/ubuntu_linux 12.04

canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04

canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.10

canonical/ubuntu_linux 15.04

Published Aug 25, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026