Buffer overflow in Nagios Remote Plug In Executor
CVE-2020-6582
Nagios NRPE 3.2.1 has a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow, as demonstrated by interpretation of a small negative number as a large positive number during a bzero call.
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: 0.044 (91.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.040 · newest: 0.044 · change: +0.005
Affected products
- Nagios Remote Plug In Executor — versions 3.2.1
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 32
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- herolab.usd.de/security-advisories/ (Third Party Advisory)
- herolab.usd.de/security-advisories/usd-2020-0001/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-6582?
- CVE-2020-6582 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nagios Remote Plug In Executor, classified under Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-03-16.
- How severe is CVE-2020-6582?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.