CVE-2020-15701
Title: Canonical Apport Denial of Service (DoS)
DoS
Proof Of Concept
No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2020-15701.
CWE Category
CWE-755
Published Date
Aug 06, 2020
Modified Date
Jun 17, 2026
Exploit Status
Not Found
Score
5.5
CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.43%
Vulnerability Summary
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, resulting in a crash. Fixed in 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.24, 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.16, 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.6.
Impacted Vendors
Reference Links
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity
[email protected]
Severity
MEDIUM
5.5
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity
[email protected]
Severity
MEDIUM
5.5
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity
[email protected]
Severity
LOW
2.1
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)
Total: PatternsNo specific attack patterns mapped.
Likelihood
Severity
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CVE-2020-15701 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)
No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.
MODIFIED
Vulnerability data updated via NVD.
MODIFIED
Vulnerability data or affected products updated.
PUBLISHED
Vulnerability first announced in NVD.
Attack Vector Matrix
Access Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
CVSS Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Stack
No specific products linked.