Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2017-14180 (CCN-138846)

Assigned:2017-10-23
Published:2017-10-23
Updated:2018-02-15
Summary:Apport 2.13 through 2.20.7 does not properly handle crashes originating from a PID namespace allowing local users to create certain files as root which an attacker could leverage to perform a denial of service via resource exhaustion or possibly gain root privileges, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-14179.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.8 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
6.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
7.8 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
6.8 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
6.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-400
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2017-14180

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~apport-hackers/apport/trunk/revision/3171

Source: CCN
Type: Launchpad Bug #1726372
Multiple security issues in Apport

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ubuntu-cve201714180-dos(138846)

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1726372

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Third Party Advisory
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/?cve=CVE-2017-14180

Source: UBUNTU
Type: Third Party Advisory
USN-3480-1

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:apport_project:apport:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 2.13 and <= 2.20.7)

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:201714180000
    V
    		CVE-2017-14180 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - high.
    2018-02-02
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:201714180000
    V
    		CVE-2017-14180 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - high.
    2018-02-02
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201714180000
    V
    		CVE-2017-14180 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - high.
    2018-02-02
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:2017141800000000
    V
    		CVE-2017-14180 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - high.
    2018-02-02
    BACK
    apport_project apport *
    canonical ubuntu linux 14.04
    canonical ubuntu linux 16.04
    canonical ubuntu linux 17.04
    canonical ubuntu linux 17.10
    canonical ubuntu linux 18.04