What is CVE-2019-11485?

CVE-2019-11485 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apport Project, 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.

Vulnerability in Apport Project

CVE-2019-11485

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

Published 2020-02-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (16.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-25.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 17th percentile — 16.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apport Project
Canonical Apport — versions 2.14.1, 2.20.1, 2.20.9
Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 18.04

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-412

References

usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4171-1 (Third Party Advisory)
usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4171-2 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-11485?: CVE-2019-11485 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apport Project, 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.