VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-10966

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL

EPSS probability2.94%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2017-07-07

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

An issue was discovered in Irssi before 1.0.4. While updating the internal nick list, Irssi could incorrectly use the GHashTable interface and free the nick while updating it. This would then result in use-after-free conditions on each access of the hash table.

Weakness classification

CWE-416: Use After Free

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108