CVE-2019-20918
Publication date 11 September 2020
Last updated 17 July 2025
Ubuntu priority
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| inspircd | 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
6.5 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |