Security Advisory
CVE-2016-9949
7.8
HIGH
Vulnerability 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.
Published Date
December 17, 2016
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory