VDB
CVE-2020-11937
CVE-2020-11937
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 0.08% · 23.8th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.08%
23.8th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | whoopsie | 0.2.52.2, 0, 0.2.50 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | whoopsie | 0, 0.2.68, 0.2.69 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | whoopsie | *, 0.2.62, 0.2.59 |
Exploit Intelligence
- https://github.com/sungjungk/whoopsie_killer (nist-nvd)
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1881982 (nist-nvd)
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4450-1 (circl)
- USN-4450-1 (circl)
Timeline
- Jun 11, 2020 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jan 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- Apr 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-11937 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/sungjungk/whoopsie_killer third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4450-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-11937 third-party-advisory