CVE-2020-11937— Resource exhaustion vulnerability in whoopsie
Quick assessment
Affected
Canonical whoopsie
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.
Whoopsie是一款用于Ubuntu（Linux系统）的错误报告程序。 Whoopsie中的whoopsie.c文件的‘parse_report()’函数存在资源管理错误漏洞。本地攻击者可利用该漏洞造成拒绝服务（内存泄露）。
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T1499 · Endpoint Denial of Service
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2020-11937
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Resource exhaustion vulnerability in whoopsie
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability 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.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
未加控制的资源消耗(资源穷尽)
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Whoopsie 资源管理错误漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Whoopsie是一款用于Ubuntu（Linux系统）的错误报告程序。 Whoopsie中的whoopsie.c文件的‘parse_report()’函数存在资源管理错误漏洞。本地攻击者可利用该漏洞造成拒绝服务（内存泄露）。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Affected Products
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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2020-11937 (2)
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/4450-1 x_refsource_CONFIRM
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Other References for CVE-2020-11937 (2)
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https://github.com/sungjungk/whoopsie_killer x_refsource_CONFIRM
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https://launchpad.net/bugs/1881982 x_refsource_CONFIRM
Same Patch Batch · Canonical · 2020-08-06 · 3 CVEs total
| CVE-2020-15702 | 7.0 HIGH | TOCTOU in apport |
| CVE-2020-15701 | 5.5 MEDIUM | Unhandled exception in apport |
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