Denial of service in KDE Amarok



Risk Medium
Patch available NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-13152
CWE-ID CWE-401
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software
 Amarok
Client/Desktop applications / Other client software

Vendor KDE.org

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU28199

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 5.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13152

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted M3U file, that when loaded by the target user, will trigger a memory leak and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Amarok: 2.8.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://r00texpl0it.wordpress.com/2020/05/20/kde-amarok-2-8-0-allows-remote-attackers-to-cause-a-denial-of-service/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.



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