title: Integer overflow in whoopsie results in out-of-bounds heap write
description: An integer overflow in whoopsie before versions 0.2.52.5ubuntu0.1, 0.2.62ubuntu0.1, 0.2.64ubuntu0.1, 0.2.66, results in an out-of-bounds write to a heap allocated buffer when processing large crash dumps. This results in a crash or possible code-execution in the context of the whoopsie process.
problem types: CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound
affected:
{
vendor: Ubuntu
product: Whoopsie
versions:
version: before 0.2.52.5ubuntu0.1, status: affected
version: before 0.2.62ubuntu0.1, status: affected
version: before 0.2.64ubuntu0.1, status: affected
version: before 0.2.66, status: affected
}
metrics:
cvssV3_0: [
version: 3.0
vectorString: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
attackVector: LOCAL
attackComplexity: LOW
privilegesRequired: LOW
userInteraction: NONE
scope: CHANGED
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: NONE
availabilityImpact: NONE
baseScore: 6.5
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
]