CVE-2020-15701
lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.004 · 37 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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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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 (112)
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references (19)
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- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/49133cnnvd
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1877023cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15701cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158760/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-4449-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159050/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-4449-2.htmlcnnvd
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4449-1Patchcnnvd
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4449-1/cnnvd
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4449-2/cnnvd
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