Apport up to 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.6 Report File denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apport and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Report File Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-25684. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apport and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Report File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was disclosed 06/11/2021. The advisory is shared at bugs.launchpad.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-25684. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 2.20.11-0ubuntu57 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Apport 2.20.11-0ubuntu57

Timelineinfo

01/21/2021 🔍
06/11/2021 +140 days 🔍
06/11/2021 +0 days 🔍
11/04/2025 +1607 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugs.launchpad.net
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-25684 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-25684
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-176837

Entryinfo

Created: 06/11/2021 13:34
Updated: 11/04/2025 05:42
Changes: 06/11/2021 13:34 (37), 06/13/2021 13:39 (5), 06/13/2021 13:44 (1), 11/04/2025 05:42 (43)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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