CVE-2019-11482 MEDIUM

CVE-2019-11482: Race condition between reading current working directory and writing a core dump

Vendor Canonical
Product apport
Published February 8, 2020
Last update September 17, 2024
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CVSS base score

4.2/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 8, 2020 CVE published
September 17, 2024 Record updated