CVE-2015-1318 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Apport versions 2.13 through 2.17.x before 2.17.1. An attacker can exploit a flaw in the crash reporting feature by crafting a malicious usr/share/apport/apport file within a containerized environment. This vulnerability carries a high severity CVSS score of 7.2, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available, including Metasploit modules and entries on ExploitDB, suggesting potential for exploitation despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apport_project:apport:2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.13.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apport_project:apport:2.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.13.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apport_project:apport:2.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.13.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apport_project:apport:2.13.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apport_project:apport:2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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