Description
An issue was discovered in Apport before 2.20.4. A malicious Apport crash file can contain a restart command in `RespawnCommand` or `ProcCmdline` fields. This command will be executed if a user clicks the Relaunch button on the Apport prompt from the malicious crash file. The fix is to only show the Relaunch button on Apport crash files generated by local systems. The Relaunch button will be hidden when crash files are opened directly in Apport-GTK.
Published: 2016-12-17
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: 7.9% Low
KEV: No
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-10738 An issue was discovered in Apport before 2.20.4. A malicious Apport crash file can contain a restart command in `RespawnCommand` or `ProcCmdline` fields. This command will be executed if a user clicks the Relaunch button on the Apport prompt from the malicious crash file. The fix is to only show the Relaunch button on Apport crash files generated by local systems. The Relaunch button will be hidden when crash files are opened directly in Apport-GTK.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3157-1 Apport vulnerabilities
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Apport Project Apport
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T03:07:32.111Z

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

Link: CVE-2016-9951

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Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-12-17T03:59:00.357

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

Link: CVE-2016-9951

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