Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842993
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3157-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'apport' package(s) announced via the USN-3157-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'apport' package(s) announced via the USN-3157-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Donncha O Cearbhaill discovered that the crash file parser in Apport improperly treated the CrashDB field as python code. An attacker could use this to convince a user to open a maliciously crafted crash file and execute arbitrary code with the privileges of that user. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-9949) Donncha O Cearbhaill discovered that Apport did not properly sanitize the Package and SourcePackage fields in crash files before processing package specific hooks. An attacker could use this to convince a user to open a maliciously crafted crash file and execute arbitrary code with the privileges of that user. (CVE-2016-9950) Donncha O Cearbhaill discovered that Apport would offer to restart an application based on the contents of the RespawnCommand or ProcCmdline fields in a crash file. An attacker could use this to convince a user to open a maliciously crafted crash file and execute arbitrary code with the privileges of that user. (CVE-2016-9951) Affected Software/OS: 'apport' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 9.3 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	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 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-9950 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-9951
Copyright	Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG

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