Description
The format_send_to_gui function in the format parsing code in Irssi before 0.8.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and crash) via vectors involving the length of a string.
Published: 2016-09-27
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 1.9% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3672-1 irssi security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-7927 The format_send_to_gui function in the format parsing code in Irssi before 0.8.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and crash) via vectors involving the length of a string.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3086-1 Irssi vulnerabilities
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Debian Debian Linux
Irssi Irssi
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:50:47.193Z

Reserved: 2016-08-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-7045

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-09-27T15:59:11.080

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-7045

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-09-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-7045 - Bugzilla

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