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CVE-2020-15701

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Date: August 6, 2020

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.

Language: Python

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Related Resources (7)

https://launchpad.net/bugs/1877023
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15701
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4449-1
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2020-15701
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4449-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4449-2/
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2020-15701

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

CWE-755

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CVSS v3

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV):
Attack Complexity (AC):
Privileges Required (PR):
User Interaction (UI):
Scope (S):
Confidentiality (C): PARTIAL
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV):
Access Complexity (AC):
Authentication (AU):
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH
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