CVE-2020-13152: kde amarok
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-13152 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in kde amarok. EPSS estimates a 3.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.
Timeline
- 20-05-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A remote user can create a specially crafted M3U file, media playlist file that when loaded by the target user, will trigger a memory leak, whereby Amarok 2.8.0 continue to waste resources over time, eventually allows attackers to cause a denial of service.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
3.51%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
89%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.08 pp
From 3.43% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
3 foundExploit Reference (r00texpl0it.wordpress.com)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (packetstormsecurity.com)
Maturity: unknown
Amarok 2.8.0 - Denial-of-Service
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- amarokAll versions (No fix recorded)
Kde1 product
- amarok2.8.0
Ubuntu1 product
- amarokAll versions (No fix recorded)
3 vendors · 3 products
References
5 links- packetstormsecurity.com/files/159898/Amarok-2.8.0-Denial-Of-Service.htmlX Refsource MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry