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    CVE-2016-9950

    An issue was discovered in Apport before 2.20.4. There is a path traversal issue in the Apport crash file "Package" and "SourcePackage" fields. These fields are used to build a path to the package specific hook files in the /usr/share/apport/package-hooks/ directory. An attacker can exploit this path traversal to execute arbitrary Python files from the local system.

    Published:Dec 17, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Dec 17, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.02361
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apport Project
    Product
    Apport
    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux

    Exploits

    https://donncha.is/2016/12/compromising-ubuntu-desktop/https://donncha.is/2016/12/compromising-ubuntu-desktop/https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40937

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