CVE-2018-7050
Slackware Security Advisory - irssi Updates
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
An issue was discovered in Irssi before 1.0.7 and 1.1.x before 1.1.1. A NULL pointer dereference occurs for an "empty" nick.
Se ha descubierto un problema en Irssi, en versiones anteriores a la 1.0.7 y versiones 1.1.x anteriores a la 1.1.1. Ocurre una desreferencia de puntero NULL en un nick "vacío".
It was discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled certain empty nick names. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. It was discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled certain nick names. An attacker could possibly use this to access sensitive information. It was discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled an increase in the number of windows. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2018-02-15 CVE Reserved
- 2018-02-15 CVE Published
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
CAPEC
References (4)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/02/15/1 | Mailing List |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2018_02.txt | 2019-02-28 | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3590-1 | 2019-02-28 | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4162 | 2019-02-28 |
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" | < 1.0.7 Search vendor "Irssi" for product "Irssi" and version " < 1.0.7" | - |
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| Irssi Search vendor "Irssi" | Irssi Search vendor "Irssi" for product "Irssi" | 1.1.0 Search vendor "Irssi" for product "Irssi" and version "1.1.0" | - |
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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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| 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" | 17.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "17.10" | - |
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