CVE-2019-11481 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Apport, affecting Ubuntu and its Apport project. A local attacker could exploit a symbolic link vulnerability (CWE-59) to trick Apport into reading arbitrary system files with root privileges, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Rated 7.8 HIGH on CVSS, this vulnerability has no known public exploits, Metasploit modules, or active exploitation in the wild. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, indicating low public awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.14.1, < 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm2CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:canonical:apport:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.20.1, < 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.20CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:canonical:apport:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.20.11, < 2.20.11-0ubuntu8.1CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:canonical:apport:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.20.9, < 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.8CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:canonical:apport:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.