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Improper Input Validation

CVE-2022-1242

High
7.8/10

Summary

Apport can be tricked into connecting to arbitrary sockets as the root user

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published