CVE-2010-2488 Null dereference in znc
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-2488 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2010-2488 is a high-severity vulnerability in znc, published on 12 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2488 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: znc. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2488/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2488/index.md)
An attacker can cause a denial of service in ZNC by triggering a null pointer dereference via traffic stats on unauthenticated connections.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-2488?
CVE-2010-2488 is a high-severity vulnerability in znc, published on 12 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in ZNC before 0.092 caused by traffic stats when there are unauthenticated connections.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2488?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Znc Znc.
How do I fix CVE-2010-2488?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2010-2488 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2488 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in znc
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2488, DSA-2069-1, GHSA-whfw-9qvh-v4jj.