CWE Code: 264
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 7.2
CWE Name:  Permissions Privileges and Access Controls
Summary: apport before 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1 as packaged in ubuntu 15.04, before 2.14.70ubuntu8.5 as packaged in ubuntu 14.10, before 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11 as packaged in ubuntu 14.04 lts, and before 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.9 as packaged in ubuntu 12.04 lts allow local users to write to arbitrary files and gain root privileges by leveraging incorrect handling of permissions when generating core dumps for setuid binaries.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2017-08-25
Last Modified Date: 2017-08-30