vulnerability
Arch Linux: Denial of service (CVE-2017-9469)
| 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 certain incorrectly quoted DCC files, it tries to find the terminating quote one byte before the allocated memory. Thus, remote attackers might be able to cause a crash.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2017-9469
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-9469
- 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/99043
- 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-119
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