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.
Published: 2020-08-06
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-4274 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4450-1 Whoopsie vulnerabilities
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux Whoopsie
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-17T04:15:20.926Z

Reserved: 2020-04-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-11937

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-08-06T23:15:11.437

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:58:56.357

Link: CVE-2020-11937

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