CVE-2017-14177
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2017-14177 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2018-02-02 14:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2018-02-15 13:20:00 UTC |
| Description | Apport through 2.20.7 does not properly handle core dumps from setuid binaries allowing local users to create certain files as root which an attacker could leverage to perform a denial of service via resource exhaustion or possibly gain root privileges. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-1324. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-400
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Apport Project | Apport | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 17.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 17.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 17.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 17.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.04 | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bug #1726372 “Multiple security issues in Apport” : Bugs : apport package : Ubuntu | CONFIRM | launchpad.net | Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
| Ubuntu CVE Tracker | CONFIRM | people.canonical.com | Third Party Advisory |
| ~apport-hackers/apport/trunk : revision 3171 | CONFIRM | bazaar.launchpad.net | Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
| USN-3480-1: Apport vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | usn.ubuntu.com | Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.