CVE-2016-7045
Debian Security Advisory 3672-1
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
1Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
The format_send_to_gui function in the format parsing code in Irssi before 0.8.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and crash) via vectors involving the length of a string.
La función format_send_to_gui en el código de análisis de formato en Irssi en versiones anteriores a 0.8.20 permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (corrupción de memoria dinámica y caída) a través de vectores que involucran la longitud de una cadena.
Gabriel Campana and Adrien Guinet discovered that the format parsing code in Irssi did not properly verify 24bit color codes. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. Gabriel Campana and Adrien Guinet discovered that a buffer overflow existed in the format parsing code in Irssi. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2016-08-23 CVE Reserved
- 2016-09-21 CVE Published
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-06 First Exploit
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
References (4)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036868 | Vdb Entry |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2016.txt | 2024-08-06 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3672 | 2017-07-30 | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3086-1 | 2017-07-30 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Irssi Search vendor "Irssi" | Irssi Search vendor "Irssi" for product "Irssi" | <= 0.8.19 Search vendor "Irssi" for product "Irssi" and version " <= 0.8.19" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04" | lts |
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