The parse_report() function in whoopsie.c in Whoopsie through 0.2.69 mishandles memory allocation failures, which allows an attacker to cause a denial of service via a malformed crash file.
The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZXGwC7PWYE | third party advisory exploit |
| https://github.com/sungjungk/whoopsie_killer2/blob/master/whoopsie_killer2.py | third party advisory exploit |
| https://github.com/sungjungk/whoopsie_killer2/blob/master/README.md | third party advisory exploit |
| https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/whoopsie | third party advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4450-1/ | vendor advisory |