Medium severity · published Oct 1, 2021
CVE-2021-3710
An information disclosure via path traversal was discovered in apport/hookutils.py function read_file()
5.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An information disclosure via path traversal was discovered in apport/hookutils.py function read_file(). This issue affects: apport 2.14.1 versions prior to 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm8; 2.20.1 versions prior to 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm2; 2.20.9 versions prior to 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.26; 2.20.11 versions prior to 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.20; 2.20.11 versions prior to 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.3;
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 40% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AP
Apport · Canonical
2.14.1-0ubuntu1; 2.14.1-0ubuntu2; 2.14.1-0ubuntu3; 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.1; 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2; 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.3; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3710
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-3710
Exploit
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1933832
Third Party Advisory
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-3710
Vendor Advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5077-1
Vendor Advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5077-2
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