vulnerability
Arch Linux: Denial of service (CVE-2017-15228)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Oct 22, 2017 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Oct 22, 2017
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
When installing themes with unterminated colour formatting sequences, Irssi < 1.0.5 may access data beyond the end of the string.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2017-15228
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-15228
- URL-http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/22/4
- URL-https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_10.txt
- URL-https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00022.html
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201710-30
- URL-https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4016
- CWE-125
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