NULL pointer dereference in Irssi - CVE-2018-7050
Published: February 15, 2018 / Updated: July 1, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10606
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7050
CWE-ID: CWE-476
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 cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to a NULL pointer dereference when an "empty" nick has been observed. A remote attacker can use a broken ircd or control over the ircde and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists due to a NULL pointer dereference when an "empty" nick has been observed. A remote attacker can use a broken ircd or control over the ircde and cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-7050
Update to version 1.0.7, 1.1.1.