CVE-2020-15701

Unhandled exception in apport

Published Aug 6, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-7688 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4449-1 Apport vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4449-2 Apport vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
canonical
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 8:52 PM
Reserved
Jul 14, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 6, 2020, 11:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:57 AM