USN-4170-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4170-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4170-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4170-1
Upstream
Related
Published
2019-10-30T04:14:28Z
Modified
2026-02-10T04:41:40Z
Summary
whoopsie vulnerability
Details

Kevin Backhouse discovered Whoopsie incorrectly handled very large crash reports. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, expose sensitive information or execute code as the whoopsie user.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / whoopsie

Package

Name
whoopsie
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/whoopsie@0.2.52.5ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.2.52.5ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

0.*
0.2.49
0.2.50
0.2.51
0.2.52
0.2.52.1
0.2.52.2
0.2.52.3
0.2.52.4
0.2.52.5
0.2.52.5ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.2.52.5ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "libwhoopsie-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.2.52.5ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "libwhoopsie0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.2.52.5ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "whoopsie"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4170-1.json"
cves_map
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2019-11484",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / whoopsie

Package

Name
whoopsie
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/whoopsie@0.2.62ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.2.62ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

0.*
0.2.58
0.2.59
0.2.59build1
0.2.60
0.2.62
0.2.62ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.2.62ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "libwhoopsie-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.2.62ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "libwhoopsie0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.2.62ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "whoopsie"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4170-1.json"
cves_map
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2019-11484",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}