CVE-2020-15701

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-755

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 6, 2020
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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