CVE-2019-11476
Publication date 9 July 2019
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| whoopsie | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 0.2.62ubuntu0.1
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 0.2.52.5ubuntu0.1
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| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
7.8 · High
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-4052-1
- Whoopsie vulnerability
- 9 July 2019