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CVE-2017-5356

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3184-1

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Irssi before 0.8.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a string containing a formatting sequence (%[) without a closing bracket (]).

Irssi en versiones anteriores a 0.8.21 permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (lectura fuera de límites y caída) a través de una cadena que contiene una secuencia de formato (%[) sin un cierre de paréntesis (]).

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
  • 2017-01-12 CVE Reserved
  • 2017-02-02 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-05 First Exploit
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
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