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CVE-2020-15701
CVE-2020-15701
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 0.12% · 30.5th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.12%
30.5th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | apport | 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.1, 2.20.7-0ubuntu4, 2.20.8-0ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | apport | 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.10, 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm1, 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm2 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | apport | 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.23, 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.6, 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.9 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | apport | 2.20.11-0ubuntu9, 2.20.11-0ubuntu13, 2.20.11-0ubuntu14 |
Exploit Intelligence
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1877023 (nist-nvd)
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4449-1 (circl)
- USN-4449-1 (circl)
- USN-4449-2 (circl)
Timeline
- May 13, 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-2020-15701 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4449-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4449-2 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-15701 third-party-advisory