Vulnerability · Published Jun 19, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-14931
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the dmitry package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.6% (higher than 85% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)2.6%top 14.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A stack-based buffer overflow in DMitry (Deepmagic Information Gathering Tool) 1.3a might allow remote WHOIS servers to execute arbitrary code via a long line in a response that is mishandled by nic_format_buff.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | dmitry | 1.3a-1.2+deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-14931 |
| Debian:13 | dmitry | 1.3a-5 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-14931 |
| Debian:14 | dmitry | 1.3a-5 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-14931 |