Out-of-bounds Read Affecting irssi package, versions <0.8.19-1ubuntu1.5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.29% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-IRSSI-350794
  • published22 Oct 2017
  • disclosed22 Oct 2017

Introduced: 22 Oct 2017

CVE-2017-15722  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 irssi to version 0.8.19-1ubuntu1.5 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:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

In certain cases, Irssi before 1.0.5 may fail to verify that a Safe channel ID is long enough, causing reads beyond the end of the string.