CVE-2017-5194

irssi: Use after free when receiving invalid nick message

Published Mar 3, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 5.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in Irssi before 0.8.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an invalid nick message.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1217-1 irssi security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-14302 Use-after-free vulnerability in Irssi before 0.8.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an invalid nick message.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3184-1 Irssi vulnerabilities
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 2:55 PM
Reserved
Jan 6, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 3, 2017, 3:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:20 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jan 5, 2017, 12:00 AM