CVE-2019-11476 MEDIUM

CVE-2019-11476: Integer overflow in whoopsie results in out-of-bounds heap write

Vendor Ubuntu
Product Whoopsie
Weakness CWE-190
Published August 29, 2019
Last update September 16, 2024
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CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 29, 2019 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated