VDB
CVE-2020-15701
CVE-2020-15701
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
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 0.43% · 36.2th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
0.43%
36.2th 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 |
Timeline
- May 13, 2020 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
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- Jan 6, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Sep 6, 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