CVE-2020-15570

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Published Jul 6, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The parse_report() function in whoopsie.c in Whoopsie through 0.2.69 mishandles memory allocation failures, which allows an attacker to cause a denial of service via a malformed crash file.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:whoopsie_project:whoopsie:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-7557	The parse_report() function in whoopsie.c in Whoopsie through 0.2.69 mishandles memory allocation failures, which allows an attacker to cause a denial of service via a malformed crash file.
Ubuntu USN	USN-4450-1	Whoopsie vulnerabilities

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.1% (1.076% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/sungjungk/whoopsie_killer2/blob/master/README.md
https://github.com/sungjungk/whoopsie_killer2/blob/master/whoopsie_killer2.py
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/whoopsie
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4450-1/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZXGwC7PWYE

History

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Subscriptions

Whoopsie Project Whoopsie

Weaknesses

CWE-770

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 1:22 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 6, 2020, 1:59 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 1:22 PM
Reserved: Jul 6, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:56 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 6, 2020, 2:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:56 AM

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