PT-2020-14068 · Dmitry · Dmitry

Carter-Yagemann · Published 2020-06-19 · Updated 2025-11-03 · CVE-2020-14931

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions DMitry version 1.3a

Description A stack-based buffer overflow might allow remote WHOIS servers to execute arbitrary code via a long line in a response that is mishandled by the nic format buff function.

Recommendations For DMitry version 1.3a, consider updating to a newer version that addresses this issue, as using a long line in a response from remote WHOIS servers could lead to arbitrary code execution. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-14931

DLA-3933-1

Affected Products

Dmitry

References · 12

• 🔥 https://github.com/jaygreig86/dmitry/issues/4 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-14931 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-14931 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-14931 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-3933-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14931 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-14931 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-14931 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-14931 · Security Note
• https://github.com/jaygreig86/dmitry/pull/6 · Note
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00024.html · Note
• https://t.me/cveNotify/141449 · Telegram Post