Use After Free in Irssi
CVE-2019-15717
Irssi 1.2.x before 1.2.2 has a use-after-free if the IRC server sends a double CAP.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
EPSS: 0.025 (83.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Irssi
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 19.04
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- 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_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-15717?
- CVE-2019-15717 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Irssi, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-08-29.
- How severe is CVE-2019-15717?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.