Out-of-bounds write in Irssi - CVE-2018-7051
Published: February 16, 2018 / Updated: July 1, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10599
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7051
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Irssi.org
Affected software:
Irssi
Irssi
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to an out-of-bounds write error when printing theme strings. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-7051
Update to versions 1.0.7, 1.1.1.