CVE-2017-14180 json
Apport 2.13 through 2.20.7 does not properly handle crashes originating from a PID namespace allowing local users to create certain files a…
published 2018-02-02 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-5690
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 38%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- apport Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.27
- apport Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.12
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14180
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Exploit prediction
0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- na/ Apport
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
References
-
usn.ubuntu.com
/usn/usn-3480-1
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
-
bazaar.launchpad.net
/~apport-hackers/apport/trunk/revision/3171
issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
-
launchpad.net
/bugs/1726372
issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
-
people.canonical.com
/~ubuntu-security/cve/?cve=CVE-2017-14180
third-party-advisory
- seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2025/Jun/9
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-14180
- NVD CVE-2017-14180
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