NULL pointer dereference in Irssi - CVE-2017-10965
Published: July 10, 2017 / Updated: July 11, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7400
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2017-10965
CWE-ID: CWE-476
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference error when parsing messages with invalid time stamps in Irssi. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted message and crash the affected server.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference error when parsing messages with invalid time stamps in Irssi. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted message and crash the affected server.
Remediation
Update to version 1.0.4.