What is the severity of CVE-2017-5196?

CVE-2017-5196 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability that can cause crashes in Irssi.

How do I fix CVE-2017-5196?

To fix CVE-2017-5196, upgrade Irssi to version 0.8.21 or later.

What versions of Irssi are affected by CVE-2017-5196?

CVE-2017-5196 affects Irssi versions 0.8.18 up to but not including 0.8.21.

How can attackers exploit CVE-2017-5196?

Attackers can exploit CVE-2017-5196 by sending strings that are not UTF8 to the affected Irssi versions.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2017-5196?

CVE-2017-5196 is a denial of service vulnerability due to an out-of-bounds read.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2017-5196

high

7.5

CWE

125

3/3/2017

5/8/2024

CVE-2017-5196

First published: Fri Mar 03 2017(Updated: )

Irssi 0.8.18 before 0.8.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via vectors involving strings that are not UTF8.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Irssi Irssi	>=0.8.18<0.8.21

Remedy

https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_01.txt

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-5196?
CVE-2017-5196 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability that can cause crashes in Irssi.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5196?
To fix CVE-2017-5196, upgrade Irssi to version 0.8.21 or later.
What versions of Irssi are affected by CVE-2017-5196?
CVE-2017-5196 affects Irssi versions 0.8.18 up to but not including 0.8.21.
How can attackers exploit CVE-2017-5196?
Attackers can exploit CVE-2017-5196 by sending strings that are not UTF8 to the affected Irssi versions.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2017-5196?
CVE-2017-5196 is a denial of service vulnerability due to an out-of-bounds read.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-5196?
CVE-2017-5196 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability that can cause crashes in Irssi.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5196?
To fix CVE-2017-5196, upgrade Irssi to version 0.8.21 or later.
What versions of Irssi are affected by CVE-2017-5196?
CVE-2017-5196 affects Irssi versions 0.8.18 up to but not including 0.8.21.
How can attackers exploit CVE-2017-5196?
Attackers can exploit CVE-2017-5196 by sending strings that are not UTF8 to the affected Irssi versions.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2017-5196?
CVE-2017-5196 is a denial of service vulnerability due to an out-of-bounds read.