CVE-2020-13152
A remote user can create a specially crafted M3U file, media playlist file that when loaded by...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-13152- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-401
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-13152- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-5428 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2020-5428- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w2rg-v998-6982
A remote user can create a specially crafted M3U file, media playlist file that when loaded by...
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.
- Record
GHSA-w2rg-v998-6982- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400, CWE-401
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-13152- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-13152
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-13152- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-13152
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-13152- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
amarokDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.2.2-13.3.1-13.3.1-23.3.2-13.3.3-1 |
None known |
amarokDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.2.2-13.3.1-13.3.1-23.3.2-13.3.3-1 |
None known |
amarokUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2:2.8.0-0ubuntu62:2.8.0-0ubuntu72:2.8.0-0ubuntu82:2.8.0-0ubuntu9 |
None known |
amarokUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2:2.8.0-0ubuntu92:2.9.0-0ubuntu12:2.9.0-0ubuntu2 |
None known |
amarokUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2:3.2.2-1ubuntu12:3.2.2-1ubuntu2 |
None known |
amarokUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2:3.3.2-1ubuntu32:3.3.3-1ubuntu12:3.3.3-1ubuntu2 |
None known |
amarokUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2:3.2.2-1ubuntu22:3.3.1-2ubuntu12:3.3.2-0ubuntu12:3.3.2-1ubuntu12:3.3.2-1ubuntu22:3.3.2-1ubuntu3 |
None known |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Amarok 2.8.0 - Denial-of-Service | 2020-11-05 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-13152 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Kde Amarok, published May 20, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.51%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
r00texpl0it.wordpress.com/2020/05/20/kde-amarok-2-8-0-allows-remote-attackers-to-cause-a-denial-of-service
packetstormsecurity.com/files/159898/Amarok-2.8.0-Denial-Of-Service.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13152
github.com/advisories/GHSA-w2rg-v998-6982
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-13152
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-13152
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-13152