CVE-2020-15701 Information

Description

An unhandled exception in check_ignored() in apport/report.py can be exploited by a local attacker to cause a denial of service. If the mtime attribute is a string value in apport-ignore.xml it will trigger an unhandled exception resulting in a crash. Fixed in 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.24 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.16 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.6.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

https://launchpad.net/bugs/1877023 https://usn.ubuntu.com/4449-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/4449-1/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/4449-2/

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