NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting irssi-devel package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.16% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-IRSSIDEVEL-1994278
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed6 Jan 2018

Introduced: 6 Jan 2018

CVE-2018-5206  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 irssi-devel.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream irssi-devel package and not the irssi-devel package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

When the channel topic is set without specifying a sender, Irssi before 1.0.6 may dereference a NULL pointer.