CVE-2020-11937
lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.005 · 40 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.1–5.5
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affected products (34)
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references (17)
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- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/49280cnnvd
- https://github.com/sungjungk/whoopsie_killercnnvd
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1881982cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11937cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158763/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-4450-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4450-1Patchcnnvd
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4450-1/cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Whoopsie-memory-leak-33003cnnvd
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