SB2020121104 - Out-of-bounds write in nrpe (Alpine package)
Published: December 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020121104
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-6582)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.