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CVE-2021-3710

Apport info disclosure via path traversal bug in read_file

Published: Oct 1, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-24
NVD MITRE
6.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 64.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

An information disclosure via path traversal was discovered in apport/hookutils.py function read_file(). This issue affects: apport 2.14.1 versions prior to 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm8; 2.20.1 versions prior to 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm2; 2.20.9 versions prior to 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.26; 2.20.11 versions prior to 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.20; 2.20.11 versions prior to 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.3;

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:CC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-24CWE-22

Affected Products

apportCanonicalOperating Systems / linux-distro
apportcanonicalOperating Systems / linux-distro
UbuntuCanonical Ltd.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ApportCanonical Ltd.
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
canonicalcommercialGBOperating Systemsaka canonical ltd.
canonical ltd.commercialGBOperating Systemsaka canonical

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5077-1
ubuntu.com
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5077-2
ubuntu.com
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-3710
cve.mitre.org
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Timeline

Published
Oct 1, 2021
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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