VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-11937
In whoopsie, parse_report() from whoopsie.c allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.47%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.47%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.47% probability · 39th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400, CWE-401
- Affected
- canonical/whoopsie
- Source
- security@ubuntu.com
References
- https://github.com/sungjungk/whoopsie_killerExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1881982Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4450-1Vendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4450-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/sungjungk/whoopsie_killerExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1881982Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4450-1Vendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4450-1/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.