CWE Code: 362
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 6.9
CWE Name:  Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Summary: race condition in apport before 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1 as packaged in ubuntu 15.04, before 2.14.70ubuntu8.5 as packaged in ubuntu 14.10, before 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11 as packaged in ubuntu 14.04 lts, and before 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.9 as packaged in ubuntu 12.04 lts allow local users to write to arbitrary files and gain root privileges.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2017-08-25
Last Modified Date: 2017-08-30
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CWE Code: 362
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 6.9
CWE Name:  Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Summary: race condition in apport before 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1 as packaged in ubuntu 15.04, before 2.14.70ubuntu8.5 as packaged in ubuntu 14.10, before 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11 as packaged in ubuntu 14.04 lts, and before 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.9 as packaged in ubuntu 12.04 lts allow local users to write to arbitrary files and gain root privileges.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2017-08-25
Last Modified Date: 2017-08-30
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