Description
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.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1881982
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4450-1
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/sungjungk/whoopsie_killer
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4450-1/
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0008
EPSS Percentile
23.6%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-401
CWE-400
Status
published
Products (27)
canonical/whoopsie
0.2.66
canonical/whoopsie
0.2.67
canonical/whoopsie
0.2.68
canonical/whoopsie
0.2.69
canonical/whoopsie
0.2.49
canonical/whoopsie
0.2.50
canonical/whoopsie
0.2.51
canonical/whoopsie
0.2.52
canonical/whoopsie
0.2.52.1
canonical/whoopsie
0.2.52.2
... and 17 more
Published
Aug 06, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026