CVE-2020-11937

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.

Risk Information

Base Score
5.5
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.081

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Ubuntu error tracker submission (USN-4450-1) whoopsie_0.2.62ubuntu0.5_i386.debLinux
Ubuntu error tracker submission (USN-4450-1) whoopsie_0.2.62ubuntu0.5_amd64.debLinux
Ubuntu error tracker submission (USN-4450-1) whoopsie_0.2.69ubuntu0.1_amd64.debLinux
Ubuntu error tracker submission (USN-4450-1) whoopsie_0.2.52.5ubuntu0.5_i386.debLinux
Ubuntu error tracker submission (USN-4450-1) whoopsie_0.2.52.5ubuntu0.5_amd64.debLinux
Ubuntu error tracker submission (USN-4450-1) libwhoopsie0_0.2.62ubuntu0.5_i386.debLinux
Ubuntu error tracker submission (USN-4450-1) libwhoopsie0_0.2.62ubuntu0.5_amd64.debLinux
Ubuntu error tracker submission (USN-4450-1) libwhoopsie0_0.2.69ubuntu0.1_amd64.debLinux
Ubuntu error tracker submission (USN-4450-1) libwhoopsie0_0.2.52.5ubuntu0.5_i386.debLinux
Ubuntu error tracker submission (USN-4450-1) libwhoopsie0_0.2.52.5ubuntu0.5_amd64.debLinux
Ubuntu error tracker submission (USN-4450-1) whoopsie_0.2.69ubuntu0.1_amd64.debLinux
Ubuntu error tracker submission (USN-4450-1) libwhoopsie0_0.2.69ubuntu0.1_amd64.debLinux

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234