{"cve":"CVE-2016-9949","nvd":{"published":"2016-12-17T03:59:00.297","modified":"2026-06-17T00:56:49.167","status":"Modified","description":"An issue was discovered in Apport before 2.20.4. In apport/ui.py, Apport reads the CrashDB field and it then evaluates the field as Python code if it begins with a \"{\". This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Python code.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-94"],"references":["http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95011","http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3157-1","https://bugs.launchpad.net/apport/+bug/1648806","https://donncha.is/2016/12/compromising-ubuntu-desktop/","https://github.com/DonnchaC/ubuntu-apport-exploitation"],"products":["apport_project:apport","canonical:ubuntu_linux"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:41:25.729257544+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-9949","score":0.17726,"percentile":0.9716,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}