Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 29, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-11476
CVE-2019-11476
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.
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
3- bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/whoopsie/%2Bbug/1830863nvdExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/4052-1/nvdExploitVendor Advisory
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/172858/Ubuntu-Apport-Whoopsie-DoS-Integer-Overflow.htmlnvd
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