Vulnerability in Apport_project Apport
CVE-2019-7307
Apport before versions 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm1, 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.19, 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.7, 2.20.10-0ubuntu27.1, 2.20.11-0ubuntu5 contained a TOCTTOU vulnerability when reading the users ~/.apport-ignore.xml file, which allows a local attacker…
Vulnerability class: TOCTOU (Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use)
EPSS: 0.003 (23.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Apport_project Apport — versions 2.14.1, 2.20.1, 2.20.9
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 18.04
- Ubuntu Apport — versions before 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm1, before 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.19, before 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.7
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@ubuntu.com (Vendor Advisory)
- security@ubuntu.com (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- security@ubuntu.com
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-7307?
- CVE-2019-7307 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apport_project Apport, classified under Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2019-08-29.
- How severe is CVE-2019-7307?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-7307 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.