CVE-2020-13775
ZNC 1.8.0 up to 1.8.1-rc1 allows attackers to trigger an application crash (with a NULL pointer...
ZNC 1.8.0 up to 1.8.1-rc1 allows authenticated users to trigger an application crash (with a NULL pointer dereference) if echo-message is not enabled and there is no network.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.5
ZNC 1.8.0 up to 1.8.1-rc1 allows authenticated users to trigger an application crash (with a NULL pointer dereference) if echo-message is not enabled and there is no network.
- Record
CVE-2020-13775- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
ZNC 1.8.0 up to 1.8.1-rc1 allows authenticated users to trigger an application crash (with a NULL pointer dereference) if echo-message is not enabled and there is no network.
- Record
CVE-2020-13775- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-5992 No score
ZNC 1.8.0 up to 1.8.1-rc1 allows authenticated users to trigger an application crash (with a NULL pointer dereference) if echo-message is not enabled and there is no network.
- Record
EUVD-2020-5992- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-853m-wxj4-w3h5
6.5
ZNC 1.8.0 up to 1.8.1-rc1 allows attackers to trigger an application crash (with a NULL pointer...
ZNC 1.8.0 up to 1.8.1-rc1 allows attackers to trigger an application crash (with a NULL pointer dereference) if echo-message is not enabled and there is no network.
- Record
GHSA-853m-wxj4-w3h5- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2020-13775
6.5
ZNC 1.8.0 up to 1.8.1-rc1 allows authenticated users to trigger an application crash (with a NULL pointer dereference) if echo-message is not enabled and there is no network.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2020-13775- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSV
6.5
ZNC 1.8.0 up to 1.8.1-rc1 allows authenticated users to trigger an application crash (with a NULL pointer dereference) if echo-message is not enabled and there is no network.
- Record
CVE-2020-13775- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-13775
6.5
ZNC 1.8.0 up to 1.8.1-rc1 allows authenticated users to trigger an application crash (with a NULL pointer dereference) if echo-message is not enabled and there is no network.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-13775- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-13775
6.5
ZNC 1.8.0 up to 1.8.1-rc1 allows authenticated users to trigger an application crash (with a NULL pointer dereference) if echo-message is not enabled and there is no network.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-13775- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2020-0316 No score
Updated znc packages fix security vulnerability
The znc package has been updated to version 1.8.1, containing several bugfixes and enhancements. See the upstream change logs for details.
- Record
MGASA-2020-0316- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
zncAlpine:v3.12 |
before 1.8.1-r0 | 1.8.1-r0 |
zncAlpine:v3.13 |
before 1.8.1-r0 | 1.8.1-r0 |
zncAlpine:v3.14 |
before 1.8.1-r0 | 1.8.1-r0 |
zncAlpine:v3.15 |
before 1.8.1-r0 | 1.8.1-r0 |
zncAlpine:v3.16 |
before 1.8.1-r0 | 1.8.1-r0 |
zncAlpine:v3.17 |
before 1.8.1-r0 | 1.8.1-r0 |
zncAlpine:v3.18 |
before 1.8.1-r0 | 1.8.1-r0 |
zncAlpine:v3.19 |
before 1.8.1-r0 | 1.8.1-r0 |
zncAlpine:v3.20 |
before 1.8.1-r0 | 1.8.1-r0 |
zncAlpine:v3.21 |
before 1.8.1-r0 | 1.8.1-r0 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
zncAlpine:v3.22 |
before 1.8.1-r0 | 1.8.1-r0 |
zncAlpine:v3.23 |
before 1.8.1-r0 | 1.8.1-r0 |
zncAlpine:v3.24 |
before 1.8.1-r0 | 1.8.1-r0 |
zncDebian:12 |
before 1.8.1-1 | 1.8.1-1 |
zncDebian:13 |
before 1.8.1-1 | 1.8.1-1 |
zncDebian:14 |
before 1.8.1-1 | 1.8.1-1 |
zncMageia:7 |
before 1.8.1-1.mga7 | 1.8.1-1.mga7 |
zncUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.0-51.0-5build11.2-11.2-21.2-3 Show 4 moreShow less1.2-3build11.2-3ubuntu0.11.2-3ubuntu0.1+esm11.2-3ubuntu0.1+esm3 |
None known |
zncUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.6.1-11.6.1-1build11.6.1-21.6.2-11.6.2-2 Show 5 moreShow less1.6.2-2build11.6.3-11.6.3-1ubuntu0.11.6.3-1ubuntu0.21.6.3-1ubuntu0.2+esm2 |
None known |
zncUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.6.5-2build21.6.5-2build31.6.5-2build41.6.5-2build51.6.6-11.6.6-1ubuntu0.11.6.6-1ubuntu0.21.6.6-1ubuntu0.2+esm2 |
None known |
zncUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.7.4-71.7.4-7build11.7.5-11.7.5-21.7.5-2build1 Show 6 moreShow less1.7.5-2build21.7.5-2build31.7.5-31.7.5-3build11.7.5-41.7.5-4ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-13775 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Znc, published June 2, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.85%, the 79th percentile. Fixed in znc 1.8.1-r0.
References
github.com/znc/znc/commit/2390ad111bde16a78c98ac44572090b33c3bd2d8
github.com/znc/znc/commit/d229761821da38d984a9e4098ad96842490dc001
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HS3DWGXLVRROQQA57UIPMDM6XMVEMBRA
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DNVBE4T2DRJRQHFRMHYBTN4OSOL6DBHR
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13775
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DNVBE4T2DRJRQHFRMHYBTN4OSOL6DBHR
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lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/HS3DWGXLVRROQQA57UIPMDM6XMVEMBRA
github.com/advisories/GHSA-853m-wxj4-w3h5
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2020-13775
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-13775
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0316.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26886
wiki.znc.in/ChangeLog/1.7.5
wiki.znc.in/ChangeLog/1.8.0
wiki.znc.in/ChangeLog/1.8.1
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-13775
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-13775