CVE-2020-15701
Unhandled exception in apport
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.5 Medium
- Published
- Aug 6, 2020
- Updated
- Sep 16, 2024
- Reserved
- Jul 14, 2020
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | canonical |
Weaknesses
- CWE-755 Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
apportCanonical |
|
References
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4449-1
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1877023
- USN-4449-1vendor-advisory
- USN-4449-2vendor-advisory
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