CVE-2017-10708

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.

Published: 2017-07-18 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-10708 is rated Moderate Risk (56.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.78%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-10708

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 0.87% 0.78% -0.10%
2 2025-03-29 0.78% 0.87% +0.10%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.78% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-10708

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-10708

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-10708

vendor priority summary link
suse medium CVE-2017-10708 severity moderate: SUSE including 3 source package names (apport, apport-crashdb-sle, apport-gtk), 7 product×package rows across 5 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for Teradata, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS, … (5 product lines)): Known Not Affected 7. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10708/
ubuntu medium CVE-2017-10708 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (apport), 5 status rows across 5 suites (trusty, upstream, xenial, yakkety, zesty): released 5. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-10708

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-10708

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apport_project apport <= 2.20.6 cpe:2.3:a:apport_project:apport:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-10708

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