vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-3184-1 (CVE-2017-5356): Irssi vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Jan 3, 2017 | Feb 2, 2017 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jan 3, 2017
Added
Feb 2, 2017
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
Irssi before 0.8.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a string containing a formatting sequence (%[) without a closing bracket (]).
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-irssi
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