Use After Free in Irssi
CVE-2017-5194
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.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
EPSS: 0.049 (91.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Irssi
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 7.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5194?
- CVE-2017-5194 is a high-severity vulnerability in Irssi, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-03-03.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5194?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.