CVE-2017-14177 (GCVE-0-2017-14177)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-02-02 14:00 – Updated: 2024-09-17 00:15
VLAI?
Summary
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.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • Denial of service via resource exhaustion and privilege escalation
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Apport Affected: through 2.20.7
Credits
Sander Bos
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-05T19:20:40.651Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_CONFIRM",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/?cve=CVE-2017-14177"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_CONFIRM",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~apport-hackers/apport/trunk/revision/3171"
          },
          {
            "name": "USN-3480-1",
            "tags": [
              "vendor-advisory",
              "x_refsource_UBUNTU",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3480-1"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_CONFIRM",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://launchpad.net/bugs/1726372"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "Apport",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "through 2.20.7"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "credits": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "Sander Bos"
        }
      ],
      "datePublic": "2017-11-15T00:00:00",
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "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."
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "description": "Denial of service via resource exhaustion and privilege escalation",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "text"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2018-02-02T13:57:01",
        "orgId": "cc1ad9ee-3454-478d-9317-d3e869d708bc",
        "shortName": "canonical"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_CONFIRM"
          ],
          "url": "https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/?cve=CVE-2017-14177"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_CONFIRM"
          ],
          "url": "https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~apport-hackers/apport/trunk/revision/3171"
        },
        {
          "name": "USN-3480-1",
          "tags": [
            "vendor-advisory",
            "x_refsource_UBUNTU"
          ],
          "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3480-1"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_CONFIRM"
          ],
          "url": "https://launchpad.net/bugs/1726372"
        }
      ],
      "x_legacyV4Record": {
        "CVE_data_meta": {
          "ASSIGNER": "security@ubuntu.com",
          "DATE_PUBLIC": "2017-11-15T19:00:00.000Z",
          "ID": "CVE-2017-14177",
          "STATE": "PUBLIC"
        },
        "affects": {
          "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
              {
                "product": {
                  "product_data": [
                    {
                      "product_name": "Apport",
                      "version": {
                        "version_data": [
                          {
                            "version_value": "through 2.20.7"
                          }
                        ]
                      }
                    }
                  ]
                },
                "vendor_name": "n/a"
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        "credit": [
          "Sander Bos"
        ],
        "data_format": "MITRE",
        "data_type": "CVE",
        "data_version": "4.0",
        "description": {
          "description_data": [
            {
              "lang": "eng",
              "value": "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."
            }
          ]
        },
        "problemtype": {
          "problemtype_data": [
            {
              "description": [
                {
                  "lang": "eng",
                  "value": "Denial of service via resource exhaustion and privilege escalation"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        "references": {
          "reference_data": [
            {
              "name": "https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/?cve=CVE-2017-14177",
              "refsource": "CONFIRM",
              "url": "https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/?cve=CVE-2017-14177"
            },
            {
              "name": "https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~apport-hackers/apport/trunk/revision/3171",
              "refsource": "CONFIRM",
              "url": "https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~apport-hackers/apport/trunk/revision/3171"
            },
            {
              "name": "USN-3480-1",
              "refsource": "UBUNTU",
              "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3480-1"
            },
            {
              "name": "https://launchpad.net/bugs/1726372",
              "refsource": "CONFIRM",
              "url": "https://launchpad.net/bugs/1726372"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "cc1ad9ee-3454-478d-9317-d3e869d708bc",
    "assignerShortName": "canonical",
    "cveId": "CVE-2017-14177",
    "datePublished": "2018-02-02T14:00:00Z",
    "dateReserved": "2017-09-07T00:00:00",
    "dateUpdated": "2024-09-17T00:15:35.899Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "fkie_nvd": {
      "configurations": "[{\"nodes\": [{\"operator\": \"OR\", \"negate\": false, \"cpeMatch\": [{\"vulnerable\": true, \"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:a:apport_project:apport:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\", \"versionEndIncluding\": \"2.20.7\", \"matchCriteriaId\": \"F2519820-9513-4C0E-AF95-639587329310\"}]}]}, {\"nodes\": [{\"operator\": \"OR\", \"negate\": false, \"cpeMatch\": [{\"vulnerable\": true, \"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*\", \"matchCriteriaId\": \"B5A6F2F3-4894-4392-8296-3B8DD2679084\"}, {\"vulnerable\": true, \"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*\", \"matchCriteriaId\": \"F7016A2A-8365-4F1A-89A2-7A19F2BCAE5B\"}, {\"vulnerable\": true, \"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\", \"matchCriteriaId\": \"588D4F37-0A56-47A4-B710-4D5F3D214FB9\"}, {\"vulnerable\": true, \"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\", \"matchCriteriaId\": \"9070C9D8-A14A-467F-8253-33B966C16886\"}, {\"vulnerable\": true, \"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*\", \"matchCriteriaId\": \"23A7C53F-B80F-4E6A-AFA9-58EEA84BE11D\"}]}]}]",
      "descriptions": "[{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"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.\"}, {\"lang\": \"es\", \"value\": \"Apport, hasta la versi\\u00f3n 2.20.7, no gestiona adecuadamente lo volcados de n\\u00facleo de binarios setuid, lo que permite que los usuarios locales creen ciertos archivos como root. Un atacante podr\\u00eda aprovechar estos archivos para realizar una denegaci\\u00f3n de servicio (DoS) mediante el agotamiento de recursos o, posiblemente, obtener privilegios root.  NOTA: Esta vulnerabilidad existe debido a una soluci\\u00f3n incompleta para CVE-2015-1324.\"}]",
      "id": "CVE-2017-14177",
      "lastModified": "2024-11-21T03:12:18.367",
      "metrics": "{\"cvssMetricV30\": [{\"source\": \"nvd@nist.gov\", \"type\": \"Primary\", \"cvssData\": {\"version\": \"3.0\", \"vectorString\": \"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H\", \"baseScore\": 7.8, \"baseSeverity\": \"HIGH\", \"attackVector\": \"LOCAL\", \"attackComplexity\": \"LOW\", \"privilegesRequired\": \"LOW\", \"userInteraction\": \"NONE\", \"scope\": \"UNCHANGED\", \"confidentialityImpact\": \"HIGH\", \"integrityImpact\": \"HIGH\", \"availabilityImpact\": \"HIGH\"}, \"exploitabilityScore\": 1.8, \"impactScore\": 5.9}], \"cvssMetricV2\": [{\"source\": \"nvd@nist.gov\", \"type\": \"Primary\", \"cvssData\": {\"version\": \"2.0\", \"vectorString\": \"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C\", \"baseScore\": 7.2, \"accessVector\": \"LOCAL\", \"accessComplexity\": \"LOW\", \"authentication\": \"NONE\", \"confidentialityImpact\": \"COMPLETE\", \"integrityImpact\": \"COMPLETE\", \"availabilityImpact\": \"COMPLETE\"}, \"baseSeverity\": \"HIGH\", \"exploitabilityScore\": 3.9, \"impactScore\": 10.0, \"acInsufInfo\": true, \"obtainAllPrivilege\": false, \"obtainUserPrivilege\": false, \"obtainOtherPrivilege\": false, \"userInteractionRequired\": false}]}",
      "published": "2018-02-02T14:29:00.263",
      "references": "[{\"url\": \"https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~apport-hackers/apport/trunk/revision/3171\", \"source\": \"security@ubuntu.com\", \"tags\": [\"Issue Tracking\", \"Third Party Advisory\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://launchpad.net/bugs/1726372\", \"source\": \"security@ubuntu.com\", \"tags\": [\"Issue Tracking\", \"Third Party Advisory\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/?cve=CVE-2017-14177\", \"source\": \"security@ubuntu.com\", \"tags\": [\"Third Party Advisory\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3480-1\", \"source\": \"security@ubuntu.com\", \"tags\": [\"Third Party Advisory\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~apport-hackers/apport/trunk/revision/3171\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"tags\": [\"Issue Tracking\", \"Third Party Advisory\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://launchpad.net/bugs/1726372\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"tags\": [\"Issue Tracking\", \"Third Party Advisory\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/?cve=CVE-2017-14177\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"tags\": [\"Third Party Advisory\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3480-1\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"tags\": [\"Third Party Advisory\"]}]",
      "sourceIdentifier": "security@ubuntu.com",
      "vulnStatus": "Modified",
      "weaknesses": "[{\"source\": \"nvd@nist.gov\", \"type\": \"Primary\", \"description\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"CWE-400\"}]}]"
    },
    "nvd": "{\"cve\":{\"id\":\"CVE-2017-14177\",\"sourceIdentifier\":\"security@ubuntu.com\",\"published\":\"2018-02-02T14:29:00.263\",\"lastModified\":\"2024-11-21T03:12:18.367\",\"vulnStatus\":\"Modified\",\"cveTags\":[],\"descriptions\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"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.\"},{\"lang\":\"es\",\"value\":\"Apport, hasta la versi\u00f3n 2.20.7, no gestiona adecuadamente lo volcados de n\u00facleo de binarios setuid, lo que permite que los usuarios locales creen ciertos archivos como root. Un atacante podr\u00eda aprovechar estos archivos para realizar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (DoS) mediante el agotamiento de recursos o, posiblemente, obtener privilegios root.  NOTA: Esta vulnerabilidad existe debido a una soluci\u00f3n incompleta para CVE-2015-1324.\"}],\"metrics\":{\"cvssMetricV30\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"3.0\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H\",\"baseScore\":7.8,\"baseSeverity\":\"HIGH\",\"attackVector\":\"LOCAL\",\"attackComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"LOW\",\"userInteraction\":\"NONE\",\"scope\":\"UNCHANGED\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"HIGH\",\"integrityImpact\":\"HIGH\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"HIGH\"},\"exploitabilityScore\":1.8,\"impactScore\":5.9}],\"cvssMetricV2\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"2.0\",\"vectorString\":\"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C\",\"baseScore\":7.2,\"accessVector\":\"LOCAL\",\"accessComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"authentication\":\"NONE\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"COMPLETE\",\"integrityImpact\":\"COMPLETE\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"COMPLETE\"},\"baseSeverity\":\"HIGH\",\"exploitabilityScore\":3.9,\"impactScore\":10.0,\"acInsufInfo\":true,\"obtainAllPrivilege\":false,\"obtainUserPrivilege\":false,\"obtainOtherPrivilege\":false,\"userInteractionRequired\":false}]},\"weaknesses\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-400\"}]}],\"configurations\":[{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:apport_project:apport:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"versionEndIncluding\":\"2.20.7\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"F2519820-9513-4C0E-AF95-639587329310\"}]}]},{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"B5A6F2F3-4894-4392-8296-3B8DD2679084\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"F7016A2A-8365-4F1A-89A2-7A19F2BCAE5B\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"588D4F37-0A56-47A4-B710-4D5F3D214FB9\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"9070C9D8-A14A-467F-8253-33B966C16886\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"23A7C53F-B80F-4E6A-AFA9-58EEA84BE11D\"}]}]}],\"references\":[{\"url\":\"https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~apport-hackers/apport/trunk/revision/3171\",\"source\":\"security@ubuntu.com\",\"tags\":[\"Issue Tracking\",\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://launchpad.net/bugs/1726372\",\"source\":\"security@ubuntu.com\",\"tags\":[\"Issue Tracking\",\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/?cve=CVE-2017-14177\",\"source\":\"security@ubuntu.com\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3480-1\",\"source\":\"security@ubuntu.com\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~apport-hackers/apport/trunk/revision/3171\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Issue Tracking\",\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://launchpad.net/bugs/1726372\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Issue Tracking\",\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/?cve=CVE-2017-14177\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3480-1\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\"]}]}}"
  }
}


Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.




Sightings

Author Source Type Date

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.



Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.