What is CVE-2020-15701?

CVE-2020-15701 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Apport, classified under Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-08-06.

How severe is CVE-2020-15701?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-15701 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Canonical Apport

CVE-2020-15701

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, resulti…

EPSS: 0.001 (30.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Canonical Apport — versions 2.20.1, 2.20.9, 2.20.11

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-755 — Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Live-Hack-CVE/CVE-2020-15701

References

usn.ubuntu.com/4449-1 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
launchpad.net/bugs/1877023 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
USN-4449-1 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU)
USN-4449-2 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-15701?: CVE-2020-15701 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Apport, classified under Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-08-06.
How severe is CVE-2020-15701?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-15701 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.