Description
The nickcmp function in Irssi before 0.8.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a message without a nick.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-1217-1 | irssi security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-14301 | The nickcmp function in Irssi before 0.8.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a message without a nick. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3184-1 | Irssi vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T14:55:35.643Z
Reserved: 2017-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-5193
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-03-03T15:59:00.680
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2017-5193
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DLA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN