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.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| apport_project / apport | - | 2.20.3.x |
| canonical / ubuntu_linux | - | 12.10.x |