# CVE-2020-14148: The Server-Server protocol implementation in ngIRCd before 26~rc2 allows an out-of-bounds access, as demonstrated by the IRC\_NJOIN() functio

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-06-15 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Server-Server protocol implementation in ngIRCd before 26~rc2 allows an out-of-bounds access, as demonstrated by the IRC_NJOIN() function.

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## References

- https://github.com/ngircd/ngircd/issues/274
- https://github.com/ngircd/ngircd/issues/277
- https://github.com/ngircd/ngircd/pull/275
- https://github.com/ngircd/ngircd/pull/276
- https://github.com/ngircd/ngircd/releases/tag/rel-26-rc2
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00023.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JZRYFJIA6ZKOH7U4K5WH5OL7OKXE4N52/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BJOYV5GHUFJMUVQW3TJKXZ7JPXL4W3ER/

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