FreeBSD: VID-795CCEE1-C7ED-11E7-AD7D-001E2A3F778D (CVE-2017-15923): konversation -- crash in IRC message parsing
5
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
10/27/2017
07/25/2018
11/13/2017
05/07/2019
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)
- freebsd-upgrade-package-konversation
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