Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 6, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-15701
CVE-2020-15701
Description
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, resulting in a crash. Fixed in 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.24, 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.16, 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.6.
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Affected products
2- Range: 2.20.1
Patches
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References
4- launchpad.net/bugs/1877023nvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/4449-1nvdVendor Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/4449-1/nvdVendor Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/4449-2/nvdVendor Advisory
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