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    CVE-2021-3710

    An information disclosure via path traversal was discovered in apport/hookutils.py function read_file(). This issue affects: apport 2.14.1 versions prior to 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm8; 2.20.1 versions prior to 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm2; 2.20.9 versions prior to 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.26; 2.20.11 versions prior to 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.20; 2.20.11 versions prior to 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.3;

    Published:Oct 1, 2021
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Oct 1, 2021
    EPSS Score:0.00052
    CVSS Score:6.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Apport
    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux

    Exploits

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1933832https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1933832

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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