CVE-2019-11481 | Date: (C)2020-02-10 (M)2023-12-22 |
Kevin Backhouse discovered that apport would read a user-supplied configuration file with elevated privileges. By replacing the file with a symbolic link, a user could get apport to read any file on the system as root, with unknown consequences.
CVSS Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -CVSS V3 Severity: | CVSS V2 Severity: |
CVSS Score : 7.8 | CVSS Score : 6.1 |
Exploit Score: 1.8 | Exploit Score: 3.9 |
Impact Score: 5.9 | Impact Score: 8.5 |
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CVSS V3 Metrics: | CVSS V2 Metrics: |
Attack Vector: LOCAL | Access Vector: LOCAL |
Attack Complexity: LOW | Access Complexity: LOW |
Privileges Required: LOW | Authentication: NONE |
User Interaction: NONE | Confidentiality: COMPLETE |
Scope: UNCHANGED | Integrity: PARTIAL |
Confidentiality: HIGH | Availability: PARTIAL |
Integrity: HIGH | |
Availability: HIGH | |
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