| Name | CVE-2020-14931 |
| Description | A stack-based buffer overflow in DMitry (Deepmagic Information Gathering Tool) 1.3a might allow remote WHOIS servers to execute arbitrary code via a long line in a response that is mishandled by nic_format_buff. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 1070370 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| dmitry (PTS) | jessie, buster, stretch | 1.3a-1 | vulnerable |
| bullseye | 1.3a-1.1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 1.3a-1.2 | vulnerable |
| sid, trixie | 1.3a-3 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| dmitry | source | jessie | (unfixed) | end-of-life | | |
| dmitry | source | stretch | (unfixed) | end-of-life | | |
| dmitry | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | | | 1070370 |
Notes
[bookworm] - dmitry <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bullseye] - dmitry <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[buster] - dmitry <postponed> (Minor issue, requires hostile whois server)
https://github.com/jaygreig86/dmitry/issues/4
https://github.com/jaygreig86/dmitry/pull/6
Fixed by: https://github.com/jaygreig86/dmitry/commit/da1fda491145719ae15dd36dd37a69bdbba0b192