First published: Thu Feb 15 2018(Updated: )
An issue was discovered in Irssi before 1.0.7 and 1.1.x before 1.1.1. There is a use-after-free when a server is disconnected during netsplits. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-7191.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
debian/irssi | 1.2.3-1 1.4.3-2 1.4.5-1 | |
Irssi Irssi | <1.0.7 | |
Irssi Irssi | =1.1.0 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =14.04 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =16.04 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =17.10 | |
Debian Debian Linux | =9.0 |
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CVE-2018-7054 has a severity rating of medium due to the potential for exploitation through a use-after-free condition.
To fix CVE-2018-7054, update Irssi to version 1.0.7 or higher, or to versions 1.1.1 and above.
CVE-2018-7054 affects Irssi versions before 1.0.7 and 1.1.0, specifically those released in the 1.1.x series prior to 1.1.1.
CVE-2018-7054 impacts the stability of the Irssi client by potentially allowing an attacker to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code.
As of now, there have been no reported cases of active exploitation of CVE-2018-7054 in the wild.