SB2018010819 - NULL pointer dereference in irssi (Alpine package)
Published: January 8, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018010819
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5206)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists due to NULL pointer dereference when the channel topic is set without specifying a sender. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.