CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2020-11937

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.

2.1 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

5.5 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1881982 Exploit Issue Tracking
https://github.com/sungjungk/whoopsie_killer Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4450-1 Vendor Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4450-1/ Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1
Information

Published : 2020-08-06 11:15

Updated : 2021-09-13 02:27

NVD link : CVE-2020-11937

Mitre link : CVE-2020-11937

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-401