VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2017-5356
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability4.78%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-03-03
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
Irssi before 0.8.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a string containing a formatting sequence (%[) without a closing bracket (]).
Weakness classification
- CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
Primary references
- security@debian.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- security@debian.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- security@debian.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- security@debian.org — Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- security@debian.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- security@debian.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory