SB2020062924 - Fedora EPEL 8 update for ngircd
Published: June 29, 2020 Updated: April 25, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020062924
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14148)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the Server-Server protocol implementation in ngIRCd. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the server, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.