Vulnerability in Canonical Apport

CVE-2019-11485

Sander Bos discovered Apport's lock file was in a world-writable directory which allowed all users to prevent crash handling.

EPSS: 0.001 (26.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Canonical Apport — versions 2.14.1, 2.20.1, 2.20.9

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-412

References

usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4171-1 (x_refsource_MISC)
usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4171-2 (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-11485?: CVE-2019-11485 is a low-severity vulnerability in Canonical Apport, classified under CWE-412. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2020-02-08.
How severe is CVE-2019-11485?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.