CyberRota Analysis
This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 3.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.
Public Exploit Signal
A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.
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CVE
CVE-2019-11481
Severity
LOW
CVSS
3.8
EPSS
0.43%
Original NVD Description
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.
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