CVE-2020-11937 Information

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 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

https://github.com/sungjungk/whoopsie_killer https://launchpad.net/bugs/1881982 https://usn.ubuntu.com/4450-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/4450-1/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

5.5