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        "ASSIGNER": "security@ubuntu.com",
        "DATE_PUBLIC": "2020-05-13T07:29:00.000Z",
        "ID": "CVE-2020-15701",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC",
        "TITLE": "Unhandled exception in apport"
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                                        },
                                        {
                                            "platform": "",
                                            "version_affected": "<",
                                            "version_name": "2.20.9",
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                                        {
                                            "platform": "",
                                            "version_affected": "<",
                                            "version_name": "2.20.11",
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                                    ]
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    "configuration": [],
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        {
            "lang": "eng",
            "value": "Seong-Joong Kim"
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                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "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."
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            "baseScore": 5.5,
            "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
            "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
            "integrityImpact": "NONE",
            "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
            "scope": "UNCHANGED",
            "userInteraction": "NONE",
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                        "value": "CWE-755 Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions"
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                "name": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4449-1",
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