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    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.

    Published:Feb 8, 2020
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Feb 8, 2020
    EPSS Score:0.00195
    CVSS Score:3.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apport Project
    Product
    Apport
    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High