Name: CVE-2016-9949: Improper Control of Generation of Code
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2016-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2016-9949, CWE-94, CVSS 7.8, EPSS 0.0981

An issue was discovered in Apport before 2.20.4. In apport/ui.py, Apport reads the CrashDB field and it then evaluates the field as Python code if it begins with a "{". This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Python code.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade python-apportUpgrade apportUpgrade apport-kdeUpgrade apport-gtkUpgrade python3-apport	Jul 1, 2017	Dec 14, 2016

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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