CVE-2017-10708

7.8 highEPSS 2.1%

High (7.8) in apport project apport. EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An issue was discovered in Apport through 2.20.x. In apport/report.py, Apport sets the ExecutablePath field and it then uses the path to run package specific hooks without protecting against path traversal. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .crash file.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

7.8 high

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 2.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 81% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-22
Published: 2017-07-18
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

apport_project:apport

References

https://launchpad.net/bugs/1700573
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+changelog
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1700573
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+changelog

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