{"schemaVersion":3,"id":"CVE-2017-10708","aliases":["UBUNTU-CVE-2017-10708","USN-3354-1"],"status":"published","duplicateOf":null,"title":null,"description":"An issue was discovered in Apport through 2.20.x. In apport/report.py, Apport sets the ExecutablePath field and it then uses the path to run package specific hooks without protecting against path traversal. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .crash file.","dates":{"published":"2017-07-18T20:00:00.000Z","modified":"2024-08-05T17:41:55.621Z","reserved":null,"kevAdded":[],"kevDue":[]},"cvss":{"headline":{"score":7.8,"severity":"high","version":"3.0","versionLabel":"v3.0","source":"NVD","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","computed":false,"selection":"backend-summary"},"metrics":[{"version":"3.0","versionLabel":"v3.0","source":"NVD","score":7.8,"severity":"high","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","exploitability":null,"impact":null,"computed":false},{"version":"2.0","versionLabel":"v2.0","source":"NVD","score":6.8,"severity":"medium","vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P","exploitability":null,"impact":null,"computed":false},{"version":"3.0","versionLabel":"v3.0","source":"OSV · Ubuntu","score":7.8,"severity":"high","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","exploitability":4.6,"impact":9.8,"computed":true}]},"epss":{"probability":0.02099,"percentile":0.81416,"severity":"low","asOf":"2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z","change":{"pp":0,"baselineDate":"2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z","baselineScore":0.02099},"history":[{"date":"2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02386,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-26T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-03T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-08T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-10T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-12T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":0.81416}],"last30":[{"date":"2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02386,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-26T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-03T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-08T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-10T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-12T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02099,"percentile":0.81416}]},"kev":{"state":"not-listed","entries":[],"listedCount":0,"totalCatalogs":3,"catalogs":[{"source":"cisa","label":"CISA","listed":false,"entry":null},{"source":"enisa","label":"ENISA","listed":false,"entry":null},{"source":"circl","label":"CIRCL","listed":false,"entry":null}]},"ransomware":{"state":"none-recorded","sources":[]},"exploits":[],"exploitCount":0,"weaknesses":[{"id":"CWE-22","name":"Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')","description":"The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.","type":"weakness","status":"Stable","abstraction":"Base","likelihoodOfExploit":"High","url":"https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html"}],"affected":[{"vendor":"apport_project","product":"apport","name":"apport","label":"apport","ecosystem":null,"cpePart":"a","purl":null,"purlType":null,"versions":[{"text":"≤ 2.20.6","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null}],"versionsText":"≤ 2.20.6","eol":null,"hubHref":"/vendor/apport_project/apport"},{"vendor":"ubuntu","product":"apport","name":"apport","label":"apport","ecosystem":"Ubuntu","cpePart":null,"purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/apport","purlType":"deb","versions":[{"text":"< 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.25","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"< 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null}],"versionsText":"< 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.25 | < 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10","eol":null,"hubHref":null}],"affectedCount":2,"eol":{"hasEol":false,"count":0},"references":[{"url":"https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+changelog","label":"launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+changelog","hostname":"launchpad.net","tags":["X Refsource CONFIRM","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"https://launchpad.net/bugs/1700573","label":"launchpad.net/bugs/1700573","hostname":"launchpad.net","tags":["X Refsource CONFIRM","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-10708","label":"ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-10708","hostname":"ubuntu.com","tags":["REPORT"]},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3354-1","label":"ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3354-1","hostname":"ubuntu.com","tags":["Advisory"]},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-10708","label":"www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-10708","hostname":"www.cve.org","tags":["REPORT"]}],"lineage":{"upstream":[],"downstream":[],"duplicates":[],"related":[]},"timeline":[{"kind":"published","date":"2017-07-18T20:00:00.000Z","label":"Published","detail":"Vulnerability first disclosed.","source":null},{"kind":"modified","date":"2024-08-05T17:41:55.621Z","label":"Last modified","detail":"Vulnerability information updated.","source":null}],"risk":{"score":32,"level":"medium","profile":"Default","thresholds":{"critical":75,"high":50,"medium":25,"low":10}},"meta":{"dataAsOf":"2026-10-19T20:06:36.981Z","stale":false,"partial":false}}