CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. It may be remotely exploitable.
CVE
CVE-2017-10708
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
2.10%
Original NVD Description
An issue was discovered in Apport through 2.20.x. In apport/report.py, Apport sets the ExecutablePath field and it then uses the path to run package specific hooks without protecting against path traversal. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .crash file.
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