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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2017-5193

CVE-2017-5193

HIGH7.5

The nickcmp function in Irssi before 0

Published Mar 3, 2017

Modified 1 years ago

Details

The nickcmp function in Irssi before 0.8.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a message without a nick.

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/06/1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95310

https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_01.txt

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00022.html

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-45

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5193

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.0

7.5

Exploitability

Attack Vector

NetworkAV:N

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

NoneC:N

Integrity

NoneI:N

Availability

HighA:H

7.5/CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedMar 3, 2017

ModifiedAug 5, 2024

CVE-2017-5193 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence