{
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "id": "GHSA-rgrg-wm7f-3pp8",
  "modified": "2025-04-12T13:07:35Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T03:05:26Z",
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2016-9950"
  ],
  "details": "An issue was discovered in Apport before 2.20.4. There is a path traversal issue in the Apport crash file \"Package\" and \"SourcePackage\" fields. These fields are used to build a path to the package specific hook files in the /usr/share/apport/package-hooks/ directory. An attacker can exploit this path traversal to execute arbitrary Python files from the local system.",
  "severity": [
    {
      "type": "CVSS_V3",
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
    }
  ],
  "affected": [],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9950"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugs.launchpad.net/apport/+bug/1648806"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://donncha.is/2016/12/compromising-ubuntu-desktop"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/DonnchaC/ubuntu-apport-exploitation"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40937"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95011"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3157-1"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-22"
    ],
    "severity": "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2016-12-17T03:59:00Z"
  }
}