vulnerability
Arch Linux: Denial of service (CVE-2018-5208)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jan 6, 2018 | Jul 11, 2025 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jan 6, 2018
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
In Irssi before 1.0.6 a calculation error in the completion code could cause a heap buffer overflow when completing certain strings.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2018-5208
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2018-5208
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/01/06/2
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2018-16993
- https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2018_01.txt
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201801-12
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4162
- CWE-119
- EUVD-EUVD-2018-16993
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