CVE-2020-15701

Summary

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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
Canonicalapport2.20.1 < 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.24affected
Canonicalapport2.20.9 < 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.16affected
Canonicalapport2.20.11 < 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.6affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-755: CWE-755 Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

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