First published: Wed Jun 07 2017(Updated: )
In Irssi before 1.0.3, when receiving a DCC message without source nick/host, it attempts to dereference a NULL pointer. Thus, remote IRC servers can cause a crash.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Irssi Irssi | <=1.0.2 | |
Debian Debian Linux | =8.0 | |
Debian Debian Linux | =9.0 |
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CVE-2017-9468 has a medium severity level as it can cause application crashes.
To fix CVE-2017-9468, upgrade Irssi to version 1.0.3 or later.
Irssi versions prior to 1.0.3 are affected by CVE-2017-9468.
CVE-2017-9468 does not lead to remote code execution, but it could allow a denial of service condition.
CVE-2017-9468 affects Irssi on various operating systems, including Debian Linux versions 8.0 and 9.0.