What is the severity of CVE-2017-5356?

CVE-2017-5356 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability that can cause application crashes.

How do I fix CVE-2017-5356?

To mitigate CVE-2017-5356, users should upgrade to Irssi version 0.8.21 or later.

What software is affected by CVE-2017-5356?

CVE-2017-5356 affects Irssi versions prior to 0.8.21 and Debian Linux version 7.0.

What type of attack does CVE-2017-5356 facilitate?

CVE-2017-5356 allows attackers to cause a denial of service through an out-of-bounds read.

Is CVE-2017-5356 an exploit that can be triggered remotely?

Yes, CVE-2017-5356 can be exploited by remote attackers by sending specially crafted strings.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2017-5356

high

7.5

CWE

125

3/3/2017

5/8/2024

CVE-2017-5356

First published: Fri Mar 03 2017(Updated: )

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 (]).

Credit: security@debian.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Irssi Irssi	<0.8.21
Debian Debian Linux	=7.0

Remedy

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-5356?
CVE-2017-5356 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability that can cause application crashes.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5356?
To mitigate CVE-2017-5356, users should upgrade to Irssi version 0.8.21 or later.
What software is affected by CVE-2017-5356?
CVE-2017-5356 affects Irssi versions prior to 0.8.21 and Debian Linux version 7.0.
What type of attack does CVE-2017-5356 facilitate?
CVE-2017-5356 allows attackers to cause a denial of service through an out-of-bounds read.
Is CVE-2017-5356 an exploit that can be triggered remotely?
Yes, CVE-2017-5356 can be exploited by remote attackers by sending specially crafted strings.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-5356?
CVE-2017-5356 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability that can cause application crashes.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5356?
To mitigate CVE-2017-5356, users should upgrade to Irssi version 0.8.21 or later.
What software is affected by CVE-2017-5356?
CVE-2017-5356 affects Irssi versions prior to 0.8.21 and Debian Linux version 7.0.
What type of attack does CVE-2017-5356 facilitate?
CVE-2017-5356 allows attackers to cause a denial of service through an out-of-bounds read.
Is CVE-2017-5356 an exploit that can be triggered remotely?
Yes, CVE-2017-5356 can be exploited by remote attackers by sending specially crafted strings.