An issue was discovered in Apport before 2.20.4. In apport/ui.py, Apport reads the CrashDB field and it then evaluates the field as Python code if it begins with a "{". This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Python code.

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Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3157-1 Apport vulnerabilities
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T03:07:31.413Z

Reserved: 2016-12-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-9949

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Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-12-17T03:59:00.297

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-9949

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