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.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
User Interaction None
No CVSS v3.0
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
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Affected Vendors & Products
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: canonical
Published:
Updated: 2024-09-16T20:52:16.329Z
Reserved: 2020-07-14T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2020-15701

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Status : Modified
Published: 2020-08-06T23:15:11.670
Modified: 2024-11-21T05:06:02.950
Link: CVE-2020-15701

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