#VU16953 Use-after-free in Irssi - CVE-2019-5882
Published: January 13, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16953
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5882
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Irssi
Irssi
Software vendor:
Irssi.org
Irssi.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct DoS attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when hidden lines are expired from the scroll buffer. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Update to version 1.1.2.