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CVE-2020-13152

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2020-05-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-401

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.

Affected products

• KDE Amarok: 2.8.0

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159898/Amarok-2.8.0-Denial-Of-Service.html
• https://r00texpl0it.wordpress.com/2020/05/20/kde-amarok-2-8-0-allows-remote-attackers-to-cause-a-denial-of-service/
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159898/Amarok-2.8.0-Denial-Of-Service.html
• https://r00texpl0it.wordpress.com/2020/05/20/kde-amarok-2-8-0-allows-remote-attackers-to-cause-a-denial-of-service/

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