CVE-2019-11482 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Sander Bos discovered a time of check to time of use (TOCTTOU) vulnerability in apport that allowed a user to cause core files to be written in arbitrary directories.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00087.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Apport Project Subscribe	Apport Subscribe
Canonical Subscribe	Ubuntu Linux Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

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Configuration 2 [-]

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-3155	Sander Bos discovered a time of check to time of use (TOCTTOU) vulnerability in apport that allowed a user to cause core files to be written in arbitrary directories.
Ubuntu USN	USN-4171-1	Apport vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-4171-2	Apport vulnerabilities

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4171-1
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4171-2

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published: 2020-02-08T04:50:22.302773Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T00:00:44.526Z

Reserved: 2019-04-23T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2019-11482

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-02-08T05:15:13.150

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:21:10.340

Link: CVE-2019-11482

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-367

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