First published: Sat Jan 06 2018(Updated: )
When using an incomplete variable argument, Irssi before 1.0.6 may access data beyond the end of the string.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Irssi Irssi | <1.0.6 | |
Debian Debian Linux | =9.0 | |
ubuntu/irssi | <1.0.4-1ubuntu2.2 | 1.0.4-1ubuntu2.2 |
ubuntu/irssi | <0.8.15-5ubuntu3.4 | 0.8.15-5ubuntu3.4 |
ubuntu/irssi | <0.8.19-1ubuntu1.6 | 0.8.19-1ubuntu1.6 |
ubuntu/irssi | <0.8.20-2ubuntu2.3 | 0.8.20-2ubuntu2.3 |
debian/irssi | 1.2.3-1 1.4.3-2 1.4.5-1 | |
Debian | =9.0 |
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CVE-2018-5207 is classified as a high-severity vulnerability due to potential memory corruption.
To fix CVE-2018-5207, upgrade to Irssi version 1.0.6 or later.
CVE-2018-5207 affects all versions of Irssi prior to 1.0.6.
Yes, CVE-2018-5207 affects Debian 9.0 if the installed version of Irssi is before 1.0.6.
CVE-2018-5207 is a type of memory corruption vulnerability caused by incomplete variable arguments.