Apport up to 2.17.0 Crash Reporter usr/share/apport/apport access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apport up to 2.17.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the file usr/share/apport/apport of the component Crash Reporter. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-1318. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apport up to 2.17.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file usr/share/apport/apport of the component Crash Reporter. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

The crash reporting feature in Apport 2.13 through 2.17.x before 2.17.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted usr/share/apport/apport file in a namespace (container).

The weakness was shared 04/17/2015 by Tavis Ormandy (Website). The advisory is available at launchpad.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-1318 since 01/22/2015. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

A public exploit has been developed by Tavis Ormandy and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82792 (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 14.10 : apport vulnerability (USN-2569-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196071 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Apport Vulnerability (USN-2569-1)).

Upgrading to version 2.17.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (36746), Tenable (82792), SecurityFocus (BID 74160†), OSVDB (120803†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-49967†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1
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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Tavis Ormandy
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Nessus ID: 82792
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 14.10 : apport vulnerability (USN-2569-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 841810
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for apport USN-2569-1
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Apport 2.17.1

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-2569-1
Researcher: Tavis Ormandy
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-1318 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1318
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-75014
SecurityFocus: 74160 - Apport CVE-2015-1318 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
OSVDB: 120803
Vulnerability Center: 49967 - Apport 2.13 through 2.17.x before 2.17.1 Local Privilege Escalation via a Crafted File, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 04/18/2015 09:57
Updated: 11/03/2025 21:56
Changes: 04/18/2015 09:57 (58), 06/28/2017 06:20 (22), 05/09/2022 11:23 (3), 05/09/2022 11:30 (1), 06/09/2024 05:18 (15), 11/30/2024 19:38 (2), 11/03/2025 21:56 (1)
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