What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-13775?

CVE-2020-13775 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.8%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-13775?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2020-13775. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Znc CVE-2020-13775

MEDIUM

NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)

2020-06-02 cve@mitre.org

Denial Of Service Null Pointer Dereference Fedora Znc Fedoraproject

6.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness	CWE CWE-476 OWASP Top 10:2025 A10:2025 - Mishandling of Exceptional Conditions ASVS 5.0 V16 - Security Logging and Error Handling Null pointer safety, defensive checks MITRE ATT&CK 1 technique across 1 tactic: Impact The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. Sign in to read
Impact	CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required.
Exploit ScenarioDerived	A remote attacker could crash the application by dereferencing a null pointer by sending crafted requests to the affected application.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).

Patch available 1.8% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

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. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Check pointers before dereferencing. Use static analysis tools to detect null pointer paths.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476), which allows attackers to crash the application by dereferencing 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. Affected products include: Znc, Fedoraproject Fedora. Version information: up to 1.8.1.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 6.5 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

DescriptionNVD

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.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score

1.8%

Top 23% exploitable

Data Quality

3 sources

Confidence: Low

NVD

CVE.org

EPSS

GitHub

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue

Severity MEDIUM

CISA KEV No

Public POC No

EPSS 1.8%

Patch available Yes

Active threat No

Deciding rule

MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)

What every action level means

Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.

Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived

Scheduled

Exploitation· derived

None

System Exposure· derived

Open

Automatable· derived

Human Impact· derived

Medium

Priority Score

Low Medium High Critical

KEV: 0

EPSS: +2

CVSS: +32

PoC: 0

Weaponized: 0

Threat intel: 0

Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Null Pointer Dereference MEDIUM

A null pointer dereference occurs when a program attempts to access memory through a pointer that has been set to NULL (address 0x0).

Denial of Service MEDIUM

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:znc:znc:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Advisories & patches

PATCH https://github.com/znc/znc/commit/2390ad111bde16a78c98ac44572090b33c3bd2d8 PATCH https://github.com/znc/znc/commit/d229761821da38d984a9e4098ad96842490dc001 REF https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DNVBE4T2DRJRQHFRMHYBTN4OSOL6DBHR/ REF https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HS3DWGXLVRROQQA57UIPMDM6XMVEMBRA/

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