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CVE-2020-11937
Published: Aug 6, 2020
Modified: Sep 17, 2024
PUBLISHED
CVSS v3.1
5.5
MEDIUM
Description
In whoopsie, parse_report() from whoopsie.c allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted file. The DoS is caused by resource exhaustion due to a memory leak. Fixed in 0.2.52.5ubuntu0.5, 0.2.62ubuntu0.5 and 0.2.69ubuntu0.1.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Canonical | whoopsie | affected 0.2.52 - < 0.2.52.5ubuntu0.5affected 0.2.62 - < 0.2.62ubuntu0.5affected 0.2.69 - < 0.2.69ubuntu0.1 |
Weaknesses (CWE)
CVSS v3.1 Details
CVSS v3.1 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
References
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1881982
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4450-1
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https://github.com/sungjungk/whoopsie_killer
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USN-4450-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
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