USN-4450-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4450-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4450-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4450-1
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Published
2020-08-04T17:14:50.507293Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:12Z
Summary
whoopsie vulnerabilities
Details

Seong-Joong Kim discovered that Whoopsie incorrectly handled memory. A local attacker could use this issue to cause Whoopsie to consume memory, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-11937)

Seong-Joong Kim discovered that Whoopsie incorrectly handled parsing files. A local attacker could use this issue to cause Whoopsie to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-12135)

Seong-Joong Kim discovered that Whoopsie incorrectly handled memory. A local attacker could use this issue to cause Whoopsie to consume memory, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-15570)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / whoopsie

Package

Name
whoopsie
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/whoopsie@0.2.52.5ubuntu0.5?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.2.52.5ubuntu0.5

Affected versions

0.*

0.2.49
0.2.50
0.2.51
0.2.52
0.2.52.1
0.2.52.2
0.2.52.3
0.2.52.4
0.2.52.5
0.2.52.5ubuntu0.1
0.2.52.5ubuntu0.2
0.2.52.5ubuntu0.3
0.2.52.5ubuntu0.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.2.52.5ubuntu0.5",
            "binary_name": "libwhoopsie-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.2.52.5ubuntu0.5",
            "binary_name": "libwhoopsie0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.2.52.5ubuntu0.5",
            "binary_name": "whoopsie"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-11937"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-12135"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-15570"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / whoopsie

Package

Name
whoopsie
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/whoopsie@0.2.62ubuntu0.5?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.2.62ubuntu0.5

Affected versions

0.*

0.2.58
0.2.59
0.2.59build1
0.2.60
0.2.62
0.2.62ubuntu0.1
0.2.62ubuntu0.2
0.2.62ubuntu0.3
0.2.62ubuntu0.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.2.62ubuntu0.5",
            "binary_name": "libwhoopsie-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.2.62ubuntu0.5",
            "binary_name": "libwhoopsie0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.2.62ubuntu0.5",
            "binary_name": "whoopsie"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-11937"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-12135"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-15570"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / whoopsie

Package

Name
whoopsie
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/whoopsie@0.2.69ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.2.69ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.2.66
0.2.67
0.2.68
0.2.69

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.2.69ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libwhoopsie-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.2.69ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libwhoopsie0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.2.69ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "whoopsie"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-11937"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-12135"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-15570"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
}