vulnerability
Arch Linux: Denial of service (CVE-2017-9468)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Jun 7, 2017 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jun 7, 2017
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
In Irssi before 1.0.3, when receiving a DCC message without source nick/host, it attempts to dereference a NULL pointer. Thus, remote IRC servers can cause a crash.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2017-9468
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-9468
- URL-http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/06/4
- URL-http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3885
- URL-http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99015
- URL-http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038621
- URL-https://github.com/irssi/irssi/commit/fb08fc7f1aa6b2e616413d003bf021612301ad55
- URL-https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_06.txt
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201706-11
- CWE-476
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