title: Resource exhaustion vulnerability in whoopsie
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.
problem types: CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
affected:
{
product: whoopsie
vendor: Canonical
versions:
lessThan: 0.2.52.5ubuntu0.5, status: affected, version: 0.2.52, versionType: custom
lessThan: 0.2.62ubuntu0.5, status: affected, version: 0.2.62, versionType: custom
lessThan: 0.2.69ubuntu0.1, status: affected, version: 0.2.69, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 5.5
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
confidentialityImpact: NONE
integrityImpact: NONE
privilegesRequired: LOW
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
version: 3.1
]