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
EPSS: 0.026 (83.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Barton Ngircd — versions 26.0
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 31, 32
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, 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.