CVE-2009-1295 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can delete arbitrary files via improper cleanup in the Apport crash reporter, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-1295?
CVE-2009-1295 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Apr 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Apport before 0.108.4 on Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, before 0.119.2 on Ubuntu 8.10, and before 1.0-0ubuntu5.2 on Ubuntu 9.04 does not properly remove files from the application's crash-report directory, which allows local users to delete arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-16
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1295?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apport Apport, Ubuntu Ubuntu.
How do I fix CVE-2009-1295?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-1295 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2009-1295 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1295 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5984-8426-hvc3.