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CVE ID:CVE-2016-9949
Description:An issue was discovered in Apport before 2.20.4. In apport/ui.py, Apport reads the CrashDB field and it then evaluates the field as Python code if it begins with a "{". This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Python code.
Test IDs: None available
Cross References: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-9949
BugTraq ID: 95011
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95011
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40937/
https://bugs.launchpad.net/apport/+bug/1648806
https://donncha.is/2016/12/compromising-ubuntu-desktop/
https://github.com/DonnchaC/ubuntu-apport-exploitation
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3157-1



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