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Debian: CVE-2017-15923: konversation -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2017-15923: konversation -- security update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
10/27/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/14/2017
Modified
02/24/2020

Description

Konversation 1.4.x, 1.5.x, 1.6.x, and 1.7.x before 1.7.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to parsing of IRC color formatting codes.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-konversation

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