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CVE-2019-11482

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Published: Feb 8, 2020Modified: Nov 21, 2024

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4.7
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploitability: 1.0 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

Sander Bos discovered a time of check to time of use (TOCTTOU) vulnerability in apport that allowed a user to cause core files to be written in arbitrary directories.

Affected (6)

Canonical
1 product
Ubuntu Linux
Apport Project
1 product
Apport
Configuration A
5 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Canonical
Ubuntu Linux
Version 14.04
Ubuntu Linux
Version 16.04
Ubuntu Linux
Version 18.04
Ubuntu Linux
Version 19.04
Ubuntu Linux
Version 19.10
Configuration B
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Apport
All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-367
Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
The product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the product to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state.

References (4)

Source: security@ubuntu.com
Third Party Advisory
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

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