medium
5.5
CWE
401 400
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2020-11937: Resource exhaustion vulnerability in whoopsie

First published: Thu Aug 06 2020(Updated: )

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.

Credit: security@ubuntu.com security@ubuntu.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.66
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.67
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.68
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.69
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=20.04
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.49
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.50
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.51
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.52
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.52.1
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.52.2
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.52.3
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.52.4
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.52.5
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.52.5ubuntu0.1
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.52.5ubuntu0.2
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.52.5ubuntu0.3
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.52.5ubuntu0.4
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.58
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.59
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.59build1
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.60
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.61
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.62
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.62ubuntu0.1
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.62ubuntu0.2
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.62ubuntu0.3
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.62ubuntu0.4
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
All of
Any of
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.66
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.67
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.68
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.69
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=20.04
All of
Any of
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.49
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.50
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.51
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.52
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.52.1
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.52.2
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.52.3
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.52.4
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.52.5
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.52.5ubuntu0.1
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.52.5ubuntu0.2
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.52.5ubuntu0.3
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.52.5ubuntu0.4
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
All of
Any of
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.58
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.59
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.59build1
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.60
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.61
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.62
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.62ubuntu0.1
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.62ubuntu0.2
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.62ubuntu0.3
Canonical Whoopsie=0.2.62ubuntu0.4
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

    The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2020-11937.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2020-11937?

    The severity of CVE-2020-11937 is medium with a CVSS score of 5.5.

  • How can a local attacker exploit CVE-2020-11937?

    A local attacker can exploit CVE-2020-11937 by using a crafted file to cause a denial of service (DoS) through resource exhaustion due to a memory leak.

  • Which versions of whoopsie are affected by CVE-2020-11937?

    Versions 0.2.52.5ubuntu0.5, 0.2.62ubuntu0.5, and 0.2.69ubuntu0.1 of whoopsie are affected by CVE-2020-11937.

  • How can I fix CVE-2020-11937?

    To fix CVE-2020-11937, update whoopsie to version 0.2.52.5ubuntu0.5, 0.2.62ubuntu0.5, or 0.2.69ubuntu0.1.

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