SB2018012341 - Fedora EPEL 7 update for konversation
Published: January 23, 2018 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018012341
Severity
Medium
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) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15923)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Konversation 1.4.x, 1.5.x, 1.6.x, and 1.7.x before 1.7.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to parsing of IRC color formatting codes.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.