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CVE-2020-15701

Publication date 13 May 2020

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
apport 20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.6
19.10 eoan Ignored end of life
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.16
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.24
14.04 LTS trusty

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Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-4449-2
    • Apport vulnerabilities
    • 2 September 2020

Other references