CVE-2017-15721

irssi: NULL pointer dereference due to incorrectly formatted DCC CTCP messages

Published Oct 22, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
In Irssi before 1.0.5, certain incorrectly formatted DCC CTCP messages could cause a NULL pointer dereference. This is a separate, but similar, issue relative to CVE-2017-9468.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1217-1 irssi security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4016-1 irssi security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-7144 In Irssi before 1.0.5, certain incorrectly formatted DCC CTCP messages could cause a NULL pointer dereference. This is a separate, but similar, issue relative to CVE-2017-9468.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3465-1 Irssi vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 8:04 PM
Reserved
Oct 21, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 22, 2017, 8:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:08 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 22, 2017, 12:00 AM