CVE-2020-15570
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 6, 2020 at 01:59 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:56 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWhoopsie
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
The parse_report() function in whoopsie.c in Whoopsie through 0.2.69 mishandles memory allocation failures, which allows an attacker to cause a denial of service via a malformed crash file.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 0.2.69
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/sungjungk/whoopsie_killer2/blob/master/README.mdx_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/sungjungk/whoopsie_killer2/blob/master/whoopsie_killer2.pyx_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/whoopsiex_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZXGwC7PWYECVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-770
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