What is CVE-2017-10708?

CVE-2017-10708 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apport Project, 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

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 execute arbitrary code via a crafted .crash file.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2017-07-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.021 (81.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.021 · change: -0.003

Affected products

Apport Project

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+changelog (Third Party Advisory)
launchpad.net/bugs/1700573 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-10708?: CVE-2017-10708 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apport Project, 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.