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CVE-2019-11485

apport created lock file in wrong directory

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 17th percentile. Fixed versions are out.

CVSS 3.13.3LowEPSS percentile17th0.3% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFix2 products4 fixed builds listed below

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD, BDU

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What to do

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  • Canonical apportAffected: ≥ 2.14.1, < 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm2Upgrade to: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm2Affected: ≥ 2.20.1, < 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.20Upgrade to: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.20Affected: ≥ 2.20.9, < 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.8Upgrade to: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.8Affected: ≥ 2.20.11, < 2.20.11-0ubuntu8.1Upgrade to: 2.20.11-0ubuntu8.1Stated by: CVE record
  • Canonical Ltd. UbuntuAffected: 16.04 LTSUpgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU

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What it is

From the CVE record

Sander Bos discovered Apport's lock file was in a world-writable directory which allowed all users to prevent crash handling.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS17th
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

0.3% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 17th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

5 events over 2329 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. OpenVAS check added
  2. Patch availablerecord updated
  3. Publishedweakness classified

Affected products

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Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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

Scored 3.3 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector LocalRequires local access to the vulnerable system (e.g. local login, malicious file)
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required LowRequires basic user-level privileges
  • User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
  • Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
  • Availability LowReduced performance or intermittent disruption of service

Weaknesses

Sources

References in the record

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