[Secure-testing-team] Bug#868831: apport: CVE-2017-10708

[Salvatore Bonaccorso]

Source: apport
Version: 2.16.2-1
Severity: grave
Tags: security upstream
Justification: user security hole
Forwarded: https://launchpad.net/bugs/1700573

Hi,

the following vulnerability was published for apport.

CVE-2017-10708[0]:
| 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.

If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-10708
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-10708

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

Regards,
Salvatore