CVE-2019-20918

Description

An issue was discovered in InspIRCd 3 before 3.1.0. The silence module contains a use after free vulnerability. This vulnerability can be used for remote crashing of an InspIRCd server by any user able to fully connect to a server.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.80% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory inspircd.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://docs.inspircd.org/security/2019-01/ vendor advisory
https://github.com/inspircd/inspircd/commit/bcd65de1ec4bb71591ae417fee649d7ecd37cd57 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/inspircd/inspircd/commit/7b47de3c194f239c5fea09a0e49696c9af017d51 third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-20918?
CVE-2019-20918 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-20918?
To fix CVE-2019-20918, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-20918 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-20918 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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