CVE-2018-5205
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3527-1
Severity Score
7.5
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
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*SSVC
Descriptions
When using incomplete escape codes, Irssi before 1.0.6 may access data beyond the end of the string.
Al utilizar códigos escapados incompletos, Irssi en versiones anteriores a la 1.0.6 podría acceder a datos más allá del final de la cadena.
Joseph Bisch discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled incomplete escape codes. If a user were tricked into using malformed commands or opening malformed files, an attacker could use this issue to cause Irssi to crash, resulting in a denial of service. Joseph Bisch discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled settings the channel topic without specifying a sender. A malicious IRC server could use this issue to cause Irssi to crash, resulting in a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed.
*Credits:
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
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Timeline
- 2018-01-03 CVE Reserved
- 2018-01-06 CVE Published
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-134: Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
CAPEC
References (3)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2018_01.txt | 2019-03-12 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3527-1 | 2019-03-12 | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4162 | 2019-03-12 |
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" | < 1.0.6 Search vendor "Irssi" for product "Irssi" and version " < 1.0.6" | - |
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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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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04" | lts |
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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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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 17.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "17.04" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 17.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "17.10" | - |
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