Memory corruption in irssi (Alpine package)



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2017-9469
CWE-ID CWE-119
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 irssi (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Memory corruption

EUVDB-ID: #VU6955

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9469

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to out-of-bounds memory error. A remote attacker can send specially crafted incorrectly quoted DCC files and cause the application to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

irssi (Alpine package): 0.8.20-r0 - 1.0.2-r1

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=23cf1dbb3d0a33b1e2ee725878d76f60a53d8e32
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=43cda781d02e0252a7043e51eebb6b8e62e1806a
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=c4e35c92e1389de8f3e842a194ec98a50a96e219
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=193541208f498e8907a0a72a35ea442df88b7bfc
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=67b8436da3f1149e3ab586903f66aa8caa480676


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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