USN-8980-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8980-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8980-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-8980-1
Upstream
CVE (3)
Related
UBUNTU (3)
Published
2026-11-03T17:34:24Z
Modified
2026-11-04T03:43:11Z
Summary
dmitry vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that DMitry incorrectly handled long arguments, leading to a stack-based buffer overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause DMitry to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-7938)

It was discovered that DMitry incorrectly handled long lines in WHOIS responses, leading to a stack-based buffer overflow. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause DMitry to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-14931)

It was discovered that DMitry contained a format string vulnerability. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause DMitry to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-31837)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / dmitry

Package

Name
dmitry
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dmitry?arch=source&distro=esm-apps-legacy%2Fxenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3a-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1

Affected versions

1.*
1.3a-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro with Legacy support add-on: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "dmitry",
            "binary_version": "1.3a-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2017-7938",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2020-14931",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2024-31837",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8980-1.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / dmitry

Package

Name
dmitry
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dmitry?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fbionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3a-1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1

Affected versions

1.*
1.3a-1
1.3a-1build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "dmitry",
            "binary_version": "1.3a-1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2017-7938",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2020-14931",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2024-31837",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8980-1.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / dmitry

Package

Name
dmitry
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dmitry?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Ffocal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3a-1ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1

Affected versions

1.*
1.3a-1build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "dmitry",
            "binary_version": "1.3a-1ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2017-7938",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2020-14931",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2024-31837",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8980-1.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS / dmitry

Package

Name
dmitry
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dmitry?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fjammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3a-1.2ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm1

Affected versions

1.*
1.3a-1.1
1.3a-1.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "dmitry",
            "binary_version": "1.3a-1.2ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2017-7938",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2020-14931",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2024-31837",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8980-1.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS / dmitry

Package

Name
dmitry
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dmitry?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fnoble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3a-3ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

1.*
1.3a-2
1.3a-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "dmitry",
            "binary_version": "1.3a-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2017-7938",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2020-14931",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2024-31837",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8980-1.json"