Use After Free in Irssi
CVE-2019-5882
Irssi 1.1.x before 1.1.2 has a use after free when hidden lines are expired from the scroll buffer.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
EPSS: 0.025 (83.4th 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 14.04, 16.04, 18.04
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-5882?
- CVE-2019-5882 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Irssi, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-01-09.
- How severe is CVE-2019-5882?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.