CVE-2017-9469
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3317-1
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
In Irssi before 1.0.3, when receiving certain incorrectly quoted DCC files, it tries to find the terminating quote one byte before the allocated memory. Thus, remote attackers might be able to cause a crash.
En Irssi anterior a versión 1.0.3, cuando recibe ciertos archivos DCC citados inapropiadamente, intenta encontrar la cita de terminación one byte anterior de la memoria asignada. Por lo tanto, los atacantes remotos podrían causar un bloqueo.
It was discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled certain DCC messages. A malicious IRC server could use this issue to cause Irssi to crash, resulting in a denial of service. Joseph Bisch discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled receiving incorrectly quoted DCC files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Irssi to crash, resulting in a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2017-06-06 CVE Reserved
- 2017-06-07 CVE Published
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
References (5)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99043 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038621 | Third Party Advisory |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/06/4 | 2019-03-14 | |
| https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_06.txt | 2019-03-14 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3885 | 2019-03-14 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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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" | <= 1.0.2 Search vendor "Irssi" for product "Irssi" and version " <= 1.0.2" | - |
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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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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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