Description (CNA)
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.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Canonical / whoopsie | affected 0.2.52 before 0.2.52.5ubuntu0.5; affected 0.2.62 before 0.2.62ubuntu0.5; affected 0.2.69 before 0.2.69ubuntu0.1 |
CWE
CWE-400
References
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1881982
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4450-1
- https://github.com/sungjungk/whoopsie_killer
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4450-1/
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.