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amarok — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-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.

Products
amarok
Affected versions
3.2.2-1, 3.3.1-1, 3.3.1-2, 3.3.2-1, 3.3.3-1
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2020-13152
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 13:22 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2020-13152

core-osv · Original source

Published 20 May 2020, 13:15 UTC

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.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2020-13152

amarok

Fixed versions: Not specified

amarok

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-13152",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2020-13152",
    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2020-13152",
    "products": [
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        },
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          },
          {
            "value": "3.3.1-1",
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          {
            "value": "3.3.1-2",
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          },
          {
            "value": "3.3.2-1",
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    "severity": "medium",
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            "ecosystem": "Debian:13"
          },
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            "3.3.1-2",
            "3.3.2-1",
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          "database_specific": {
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          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "unimportant"
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            "ecosystem": "Debian:14"
          },
          "versions": [
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            "3.3.1-2",
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          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
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        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-26T12:02:25.551599946Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2020-13152"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-13152"
      ]
    },
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        "value": "CVE-2020-13152",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 452153,
  "published_at": "2020-05-20T13:15:09.847+00:00"
}