CVE-2019-11476
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CVE-2019-11476 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.10 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 19.04 |
References
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/whoopsie/%2Bbug/1830863Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4052-1/Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/whoopsie/%2Bbug/1830863Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4052-1/Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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