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FreeBSD: VID-795ccee1-c7ed-11e7-ad7d-001e2a3f778d (CVE-2017-15923): konversation -- crash in IRC message parsing

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Nov 12, 2017
Added
Nov 13, 2017
Modified
Jun 15, 2026

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

freebsd-upgrade-package-konversation
Title
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