Out-of-Bounds Affecting irssi package, versions <0.8.15-5ubuntu3.4


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (61st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-IRSSI-350735
  • published6 Jan 2018
  • disclosed6 Jan 2018

Introduced: 6 Jan 2018

CVE-2018-5208  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 irssi to version 0.8.15-5ubuntu3.4 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Irssi before 1.0.6, a calculation error in the completion code could cause a heap buffer overflow when completing certain strings.