CVE-2021-3709 MEDIUM

CVE-2021-3709: Apport file permission bypass through emacs byte compilation errors

Vendor Canonical

Product apport

Weakness CWE-538

Published October 1, 2021

Last update September 16, 2024

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CVSS base score

6.5/10

Attack vector Local

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Function check_attachment_for_errors() in file data/general-hooks/ubuntu.py could be tricked into exposing private data via a constructed crash file. This issue affects: apport 2.14.1 versions prior to 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm8; 2.20.1 versions prior to 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm2; 2.20.9 versions prior to 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.26; 2.20.11 versions prior to 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.20; 2.20.11 versions prior to 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.3;

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 1, 2021 CVE published

September 16, 2024 Record updated

External resources

03References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3709 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/538.html

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2021-3709

CWE CWE-538

CVSS 6.5 / MEDIUM

Affected versions

Vendor Canonical

Product apport

Affected ≥ 2.14.1 and < 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm8

Vendor Canonical

Product apport

Affected ≥ 2.20.1 and < 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm2

Vendor Canonical

Product apport

Affected ≥ 2.20.9 and < 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.26

Vendor Canonical

Product apport

Affected ≥ 2.20.11 and < 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.20