Out-of-Bounds Affecting irssi package, versions <0.8.20-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.76% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE32-IRSSI-1087028
  • published27 Sept 2016
  • disclosed27 Sept 2016

Introduced: 27 Sep 2016

CVE-2016-7044  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.2 irssi to version 0.8.20-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream irssi package and not the irssi package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.2 relevant fixed versions and status.

The unformat_24bit_color function in the format parsing code in Irssi before 0.8.20, when compiled with true-color enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and crash) via an incomplete 24bit color code.