What is CVE-2018-5205?

CVE-2018-5205 is a high-severity vulnerability in Irssi, classified under Use of Externally-Controlled Format String. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-01-06.

How severe is CVE-2018-5205?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Irssi

CVE-2018-5205

When using incomplete escape codes, Irssi before 1.0.6 may access data beyond the end of the string.

EPSS: 0.024 (82.6th 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:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Irssi
Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 17.04
Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-134 — Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-5205?: CVE-2018-5205 is a high-severity vulnerability in Irssi, classified under Use of Externally-Controlled Format String. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-01-06.
How severe is CVE-2018-5205?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.