Resource exhaustion in Apport Project
CVE-2017-14179
Apport before 2.13 does not properly handle crashes originating from a PID namespace allowing local users to create certain files as root which an attacker could leverage to perform a denial of service via resource exhaustion, possibly gain root privileges, or escape from containers.
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 (27.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 27.8% 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 before 2.13
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/ (Third Party Advisory)
- launchpad.net/bugs/1726372 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-14179?
- CVE-2017-14179 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-2017-14179?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-14179 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.