Out-of-bounds Read in Barton Ngircd
CVE-2020-14148
The Server-Server protocol implementation in ngIRCd before 26~rc2 allows an out-of-bounds access, as demonstrated by the IRC_NJOIN() function.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.026 (85.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 85.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Barton Ngircd — versions 26.0
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 31, 32
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/ngircd/ngircd/issues/274 (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/ngircd/ngircd/issues/277 (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/ngircd/ngircd/pull/275 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/ngircd/ngircd/pull/276 (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/ngircd/ngircd/releases/tag/rel-26-rc2 (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00023.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-14148?
- CVE-2020-14148 is a high-severity vulnerability in Barton Ngircd, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-06-15.
- How severe is CVE-2020-14148?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-14148 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.