VDB-112737 · CVE-2017-14180 · USN-3480-2

Apport up to 2.20.7 resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Apport up to 2.20.7. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in resource consumption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-14180. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apport up to 2.20.7. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Apport 2.13 through 2.20.7 does not properly handle crashes originating from a PID namespace allowing local users to create certain files as root which an attacker could leverage to perform a denial of service via resource exhaustion or possibly gain root privileges, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-14179.

The bug was discovered 10/23/2017. The weakness was disclosed 02/02/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at usn.ubuntu.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-14180 since 09/07/2017. An attack has to be approached locally. A authentication is required for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 28 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 104712 (Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 17.04 / 17.10 : apport regressions (USN-3480-2)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196972 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Apport Vulnerabilities (USN-3480-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (104712). The entry VDB-112734 is pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Apport

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free

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Temp Score: 8.0
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Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 104712
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 17.04 / 17.10 : apport regressions (USN-3480-2)
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OpenVAS ID: 861507
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for apport USN-3480-2
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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09/07/2017 🔍
10/23/2017 +46 days 🔍
11/20/2017 +28 days 🔍
11/21/2017 +1 days 🔍
02/02/2018 +73 days 🔍
02/02/2018 +0 days 🔍
02/03/2018 +1 days 🔍
11/03/2025 +2830 days 🔍