CVE-2020-11937
Whoopsie Denial of Service 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.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 6, 2020, 11:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 13, 2021, 2:27 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2020-11937.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/sungjungk/whoopsie_killer | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://launchpad.net/bugs/1881982 | Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4450-1 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4450-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 13, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4450-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4450-1/ Third Party Advisory Removed CWE NIST CWE-772 Added CWE NIST CWE-401 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 12, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4450-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 12, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/sungjungk/whoopsie_killer No Types Assigned https://github.com/sungjungk/whoopsie_killer Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://launchpad.net/bugs/1881982 No Types Assigned https://launchpad.net/bugs/1881982 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4450-1 No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4450-1 Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-772 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:canonical:whoopsie:0.2.66:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:canonical:whoopsie:0.2.67:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:canonical:whoopsie:0.2.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:canonical:whoopsie:0.2.69:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:canonical:whoopsie:0.2.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:canonical:whoopsie:0.2.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:canonical:whoopsie:0.2.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:canonical:whoopsie:0.2.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:canonical:whoopsie:0.2.52.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:canonical:whoopsie:0.2.52.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:canonical:whoopsie:0.2.52.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:canonical:whoopsie:0.2.52.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:canonical:whoopsie:0.2.52.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:canonical:whoopsie:0.2.52.5ubuntu0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:canonical:whoopsie:0.2.52.5ubuntu0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:canonical:whoopsie:0.2.52.5ubuntu0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:canonical:whoopsie:0.2.52.5ubuntu0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:canonical:whoopsie:0.2.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:canonical:whoopsie:0.2.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:canonical:whoopsie:0.2.59build1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:canonical:whoopsie:0.2.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:canonical:whoopsie:0.2.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:canonical:whoopsie:0.2.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:canonical:whoopsie:0.2.62ubuntu0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:canonical:whoopsie:0.2.62ubuntu0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:canonical:whoopsie:0.2.62ubuntu0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:canonical:whoopsie:0.2.62ubuntu0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-11937 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-11937
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05635
percentile