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CVE-2019-11481: apport_project apport Link Following

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-11481
Published 08-02-2020Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-11481 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Link Following vulnerability in apport_project apport. EPSS estimates a 0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.45%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2
USN-4171-1USN-4171-2

Timeline

  1. 08-02-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Kevin Backhouse discovered that apport would read a user-supplied configuration file with elevated privileges. By replacing the file with a symbolic link, a user could get apport to read any file on the system as root, with unknown consequences.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.45%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

38%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.45% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.45%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Canonical2 products
  • apport≥ 2.14.1, < 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm2 | ≥ 2.20.1, < 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.20 | ≥ 2.20.9, < 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.8 | ≥ 2.20.11, < 2.20.11-0ubuntu8.1
  • ubuntu_linuxEOL14.04 | 16.04 | 18.04 | 19.04 | 19.10
Apport_project1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • apport< 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm2 | < 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.20 | < 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.8

3 vendors · 4 products

References

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