CVE-2013-1067 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.9 Published Updated

Local attackers can read sensitive information from core dumps generated by setuid binaries due to weak file permissions in Apport.

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-2013-1067?

CVE-2013-1067 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 25 Oct 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Apport 2.12.5 and earlier uses weak permissions for core dump files created by setuid binaries, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the file.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1067?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2013-1067?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-1067 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2013-1067 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1067 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8pvv-m49q-jr79.

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