Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-6553

The CUPS AppArmor profile incorrectly confined the dnssd backend due to use of hard links. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to escape confinement. This flaw affects versions prior to 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.1 in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, prior to 2.2.4-7ubuntu3.1 in Ubuntu 17.10, prior to 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.5 in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and prior to 1.7.2-0ubuntu1.10 in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
Published 2018-08-10 15:29:01
Updated 2019-10-03 00:03:26
Source Canonical Ltd.
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Threat overview for CVE-2018-6553

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2018-6553
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80
IPs affected by CVE-2018-6553 12,421
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-6553

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 6 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2018-6553

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
4.6
 MEDIUM AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
3.9
6.4
 NIST
8.8
 HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0
6.0
 NIST

References for CVE-2018-6553

Products affected by CVE-2018-6553

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