CVE-2017-14177 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2017-14177 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 02/02/2018 | CVE Updated: 17/09/2024 | CVE Year: 2017
Source: canonical | Vendor: n/a | Product: Apport
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2017-14177 Description

Apport through 2.20.7 does not properly handle core dumps from setuid binaries 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. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-1324.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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CWE Name: Denial of service via resource exhaustion and privilege escalation
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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).