VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-7045

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability4.71%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-09-27
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Primary references