Resource exhaustion in Apport Project
CVE-2017-14177
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.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (31.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 31.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apport Project
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 17.04
- Apport — versions through 2.20.7
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/ (Third Party Advisory)
- bazaar.launchpad.net/~apport-hackers/apport/trunk/revision/3171 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3480-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- launchpad.net/bugs/1726372 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-14177?
- CVE-2017-14177 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apport Project, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-02-02.
- How severe is CVE-2017-14177?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-14177 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.