CVE-2021-32557 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

It was discovered that the process_report() function in data/whoopsie-upload-all allowed arbitrary file writes via symlinks.

Published: 2021-06-12

Score: 5.2 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Canonical

apport

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.20.1`	affected	< 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm1
`2.20.9`	affected	< 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.24
`2.20.11-0ubuntu27`	affected	< 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.18
`2.20.11-0ubuntu50`	affected	< 2.20.11-0ubuntu50.7
`2.20.11-0ubuntu65`	affected	< 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1
`2.14.1-0ubuntu3`	affected	< 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm7

Configuration 1 [-]

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-19402	It was discovered that the process_report() function in data/whoopsie-upload-all allowed arbitrary file writes via symlinks.
Ubuntu USN	USN-4965-1	Apport vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-4965-2	Apport vulnerabilities

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

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 Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00058.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1917904

History

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Subscriptions

Canonical Apport

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published: 2021-06-12T03:40:43.352Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T17:53:05.508Z

Reserved: 2021-05-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-32557

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-06-12T04:15:12.523

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:07:15.930

Link: CVE-2021-32557

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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