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title: "CVE-2020-6582\n    | Ubuntu"
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-6582?format=md
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# CVE-2020-6582

Publication date 16 March 2020

Last updated 26 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.5 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-6582?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

Nagios NRPE 3.2.1 has a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow, as demonstrated by
interpretation of a small negative number as a large positive number during
a bzero call.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| nagios-nrpe | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected |
| 25.10 questing | Not affected |
| 25.04 plucky | Not affected |
| 24.10 oracular | Not affected |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected |
| 23.10 mantic | Not affected |
| 23.04 lunar | Not affected |
| 22.10 kinetic | Not affected |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 21.10 impish | Not affected |
| 21.04 hirsute | Not affected |
| 20.10 groovy | Not affected |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Ignored end of life |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Vulnerable |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Needs evaluation |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-6582?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| nagios-nrpe | * Upstream:   [b84f9b8](https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nrpe/commit/b84f9b8c9d290dd02e139df8dad1c3eb690c1213) * Upstream:   [8e3bea4](https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nrpe/commit/8e3bea4e1b1937e395a182729762aa8894e8649e) * Upstream:   [0db3454](https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nrpe/commit/0db345444d0dcb3e37cca1bcbb0027dcbb764197) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.5 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.5 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-6582)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6582)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2020-6582)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-6582)

### Other references

* <https://herolab.usd.de/security-advisories/>
* <https://herolab.usd.de/security-advisories/usd-2020-0001/>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-6582>