whoopsie whoopsie.c parse_report resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in whoopsie. It has been declared as problematic. Impacted is the function parse_report of the file whoopsie.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource consumption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2020-11937. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in whoopsie and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function parse_report of the file whoopsie.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was published 08/06/2020 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-11937 since 04/20/2020. The attack needs to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 0.2.52.5ubuntu0.5, 0.2.62ubuntu0.5 or 0.2.69ubuntu0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: whoopsie 0.2.52.5ubuntu0.5/0.2.62ubuntu0.5/0.2.69ubuntu0.1

Timelineinfo

04/20/2020 🔍
08/06/2020 +108 days 🔍
08/07/2020 +1 days 🔍
11/07/2020 +92 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2020-11937 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-11937
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-159340

Entryinfo

Created: 08/07/2020 08:27
Updated: 11/07/2020 09:33
Changes: 08/07/2020 08:27 (38), 08/07/2020 08:32 (11), 11/07/2020 09:30 (1), 11/07/2020 09:33 (1)
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