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FreeBSD: VID-E78261E4-803D-11E6-A590-14DAE9D210B8 (CVE-2016-7044): irssi -- heap corruption and missing boundary checks

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FreeBSD: VID-E78261E4-803D-11E6-A590-14DAE9D210B8 (CVE-2016-7044): irssi -- heap corruption and missing boundary checks

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
09/21/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/14/2016
Modified
05/07/2019

Description

The unformat_24bit_color function in the format parsing code in Irssi before 0.8.20, when compiled with true-color enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and crash) via an incomplete 24bit color code.

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-package-irssi
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-zh-irssi

References

  • DSA-3672
  • USN-3086-1
  • CVE-2016-7044

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