CVE-2017-14180 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2017-14180

Apport 2.13 through 2.20.7 does not properly handle crashes originating...

Vulnerability Description

Apport 2.13 through 2.20.7 does not properly handle crashes originating from a PID namespace allowing local users to create certain files as root which an attacker could leverage to perform a denial of service via resource exhaustion or possibly gain root privileges, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-14179.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Sander Bos

References

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Apport
Vulnerable Versions:
2.13 through 2.20.7

Timeline

Official Publish: February 2nd, 2018
Last Modified: November 3rd, 2025
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.