The format_send_to_gui function in the format parsing code in Irssi before 0.8.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and crash) via vectors involving the length of a 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:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade irssi | Sep 20, 2017 | Sep 27, 2016 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Sep 27, 2016 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade irssi | Apr 3, 2017 | Sep 21, 2016 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade zh-irssiUpgrade irssi | Nov 14, 2016 | Sep 21, 2016 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade entire/ to version 11.4-11.4.0.0.1.15.0 on Solaris 11.4 | Oct 19, 2018 | Sep 27, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade irssi-develUpgrade irssi | Oct 13, 2016 | Sep 27, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade irssi | Jul 1, 2017 | Sep 21, 2016 |
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