Name: CVE-2018-5205: Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2018-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2018-5205, CWE-134, CVSS 7.5, EPSS 0.02439

When using incomplete escape codes, Irssi before 1.0.6 may access data beyond the end of the string.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Alpine Linux	—	Upgrade irssi	Feb 21, 2018	Jan 6, 2018
Arch Linux	—	Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux	Jul 11, 2025	Jan 6, 2018
Debian	—	Upgrade irssi	Apr 3, 2018	Jan 6, 2018
Freebsd	—	Upgrade irssi	Dec 10, 2025	Jan 6, 2018
Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2	—	Upgrade irssi	Dec 4, 2019	Jan 6, 2018
Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3	—	Upgrade irssi	Dec 18, 2019	Jan 6, 2018
Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5	—	Upgrade irssi	Nov 19, 2019	Jan 6, 2018
Oracle Solaris	—	Upgrade network/chat/irssi to version 1.0.6-0.175.3.29.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3	Feb 22, 2018	Jan 6, 2018
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 9, 2025	Jan 6, 2018
Suse	—	Upgrade irssiUpgrade irssi-devel	Jan 10, 2018	Jan 6, 2018
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade irssi	Jan 11, 2018	Jan 6, 2018

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CVSS Details

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