CVE-2020-6582 Integer overflow in n/a
A heap-based buffer overflow in Nagios NRPE allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via integer overflow handling.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-6582?
CVE-2020-6582 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 16 Mar 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6582?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Nagios Remote Plug in Executor.
How do I fix CVE-2020-6582?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2020-6582 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6582 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2020-6582, DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6582, GHSA-4wcp-4x6x-h4mf, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-6582.