CVE-2017-5193

7.5 HIGH

Published: March 03, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

The nickcmp function in Irssi before 0.8.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a message without a nick.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/06/1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95310

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_01.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00022.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-45

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/06/1