SB2019111224 - NULL pointer dereference in ZNC ZNC
Published: November 12, 2019 Updated: July 17, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019111224
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) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2010-2488)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in ZNC before 0.092 caused by traffic stats when there are unauthenticated connections. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.