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CVE-2017-5194

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3184-1

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Use-after-free vulnerability in Irssi before 0.8.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an invalid nick message.

Vulnerabilidad después de liberación en Irssi en versiones anteriores a 0.8.21 permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (caída) a través de un mensaje de nick no válido.

It was discovered that the Irssi buf.pl script set incorrect permissions. A local attacker could use this issue to retrieve another user's window contents. Joseph Bisch discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled comparing nicks. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Irssi to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. It was discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled invalid nick messages. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Irssi to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Various other issues were also addressed.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2017-01-06 CVE Reserved
  • 2017-01-20 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-416: Use After Free
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Irssi
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Irssi
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< 0.8.21
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Affected
Debian
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Debian Linux
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7.0
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Affected