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

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-08-29 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Ubuntu Whoopsie: before 0.2.52.5ubuntu0.1, before 0.2.62ubuntu0.1, before 0.2.64ubuntu0.1, before 0.2.66

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Ubuntu Whoopsie, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4052-1/
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/whoopsie/%2Bbug/1830863
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172858/Ubuntu-Apport-Whoopsie-DoS-Integer-Overflow.html

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