CVE-2020-6582
Description
A flaw was found in nrpe. A heap-based buffer overflow is possible due to the interpretation of a small negative number as a large positive number during a bzero call. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
Statement
Nagios is considered deprecated. Nagios plugins and Nagios server are no longer maintained or supported. Refer following release notes for details: "https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_gluster_storage/3.5/html-single/3.5_release_notes/index". The older version of nrpe which was shipped with Red Hat Gluster Storage does not support v3 packet format.
Mitigation
There is no known mitigation for this issue, the flaw can only be resolved by applying updates.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).
The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.5 | 7.5 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network | N/A |
| Attack Complexity | Low | Low | N/A |
| Privileges Required | None | None | N/A |
| User Interaction | None | None | N/A |
| Scope | Unchanged | Unchanged | N/A |
| Confidentiality | None | None | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | None | None | N/A |
| Availability Impact | High | High | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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