First published: Wed Jan 09 2019(Updated: )
Irssi 1.1.x before 1.1.2 has a use after free when hidden lines are expired from the scroll buffer.
Credit: cve@mitre.org 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 | >=1.1.0<1.1.2 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =14.04 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =16.04 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =18.04 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =18.10 |
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CVE-2019-5882 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential for exploitation through a use-after-free condition.
To remediate CVE-2019-5882, upgrade Irssi to version 1.1.2 or later.
Irssi versions 1.1.0 through 1.1.1 are vulnerable to CVE-2019-5882.
CVE-2019-5882 is a use-after-free vulnerability that occurs when hidden lines are expired from the scroll buffer.
CVE-2019-5882 affects Irssi installations on Debian and Ubuntu versions 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, and 18.10.