What is CVE-2017-10708?

CVE-2017-10708 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apport_project Apport, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-07-18.

How severe is CVE-2017-10708?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Apport_project Apport

CVE-2017-10708

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…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.021 (79.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Apport_project Apport
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-10708?: CVE-2017-10708 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apport_project Apport, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-07-18.
How severe is CVE-2017-10708?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.