Description
In Irssi before 1.0.3, when receiving a DCC message without source nick/host, it attempts to dereference a NULL pointer. Thus, remote IRC servers can cause a crash.
Published: 2017-06-07
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1088-1 irssi security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3885-1 irssi security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-18400 In Irssi before 1.0.3, when receiving a DCC message without source nick/host, it attempts to dereference a NULL pointer. Thus, remote IRC servers can cause a crash.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3317-1 Irssi vulnerabilities
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T17:11:02.140Z

Reserved: 2017-06-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-9468

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-06-07T01:29:01.080

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-9468

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-06-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-9468 - Bugzilla

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