CVE-2017-9468
Published: 6 June 2017
In Irssi before 1.0.3, when receiving a DCC message without source nick/host, it attempts to dereference a NULL pointer. Thus, remote IRC servers can cause a crash.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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irssi Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
trusty |
Released
(0.8.15-5ubuntu3.2)
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Released
(0.8.19-1ubuntu1.4)
|
|
yakkety |
Released
(0.8.19-1ubuntu2.2)
|
|
zesty |
Released
(0.8.20-2ubuntu2.1)
|
|
Patches: upstream: https://github.com/irssi/irssi/commit/528f51bfbe5c65c5b24546faa244009dd5b3c586 |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 7.5 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |