What is the severity of CVE-2017-10965?

CVE-2017-10965 has been classified with a medium severity due to the potential for denial of service.

How do I fix CVE-2017-10965?

To fix CVE-2017-10965, upgrade Irssi to version 1.0.4 or later, as it addresses the NULL pointer dereference issue.

What versions of Irssi are affected by CVE-2017-10965?

CVE-2017-10965 affects all versions of Irssi prior to 1.0.4.

Is CVE-2017-10965 a security vulnerability?

Yes, CVE-2017-10965 is a security vulnerability that could lead to application crashes.

What should I do if I can't upgrade Irssi due to CVE-2017-10965?

If you cannot upgrade, consider implementing workaround measures such as filtering received messages to avoid invalid timestamps.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2017-10965

critical

9.8

CWE

476

7/7/2017

5/8/2024

CVE-2017-10965: Null Pointer Dereference

First published: Fri Jul 07 2017(Updated: )

An issue was discovered in Irssi before 1.0.4. When receiving messages with invalid time stamps, Irssi would try to dereference a NULL pointer.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
debian/irssi		1.2.0-2+deb10u1 1.2.3-1 1.4.3-2 1.4.5-1
Irssi Irssi	<=1.0.3

Remedy

https://github.com/irssi/irssi/commit/5e26325317c72a04c1610ad952974e206384d291

Remedy

https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_07.txt

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-10965?
CVE-2017-10965 has been classified with a medium severity due to the potential for denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2017-10965?
To fix CVE-2017-10965, upgrade Irssi to version 1.0.4 or later, as it addresses the NULL pointer dereference issue.
What versions of Irssi are affected by CVE-2017-10965?
CVE-2017-10965 affects all versions of Irssi prior to 1.0.4.
Is CVE-2017-10965 a security vulnerability?
Yes, CVE-2017-10965 is a security vulnerability that could lead to application crashes.
What should I do if I can't upgrade Irssi due to CVE-2017-10965?
If you cannot upgrade, consider implementing workaround measures such as filtering received messages to avoid invalid timestamps.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-10965?
CVE-2017-10965 has been classified with a medium severity due to the potential for denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2017-10965?
To fix CVE-2017-10965, upgrade Irssi to version 1.0.4 or later, as it addresses the NULL pointer dereference issue.
What versions of Irssi are affected by CVE-2017-10965?
CVE-2017-10965 affects all versions of Irssi prior to 1.0.4.
Is CVE-2017-10965 a security vulnerability?
Yes, CVE-2017-10965 is a security vulnerability that could lead to application crashes.
What should I do if I can't upgrade Irssi due to CVE-2017-10965?
If you cannot upgrade, consider implementing workaround measures such as filtering received messages to avoid invalid timestamps.