CVE-2017-14180

7.8 HIGH
Published: February 02, 2018 Modified: November 03, 2025

Description

Apport 2.13 through 2.20.7 does not properly handle crashes originating from a PID namespace 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, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-14179.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~apport-hackers/apport/trunk/revision/3171
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1726372
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/?cve=CVE-2017-14180
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3480-1
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jun/9
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~apport-hackers/apport/trunk/revision/3171
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1726372
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/?cve=CVE-2017-14180
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3480-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

9 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
14th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

canonical apport_project