Buffer over-read in Irssi - CVE-2018-5207
Published: April 3, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11474
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5207
CWE-ID: CWE-126
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 obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to data access beyond the end of the string when using an incomplete variable argument. A remote attacker can trigger buffer over-read and gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The weakness exists due to data access beyond the end of the string when using an incomplete variable argument. A remote attacker can trigger buffer over-read and gain access to potentially sensitive information.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-5207
Update to version 1.0.6.