CVE-2017-15923
Publication date 15 November 2017
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
Konversation 1.4.x, 1.5.x, 1.6.x, and 1.7.x before 1.7.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to parsing of IRC color formatting codes.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| konversation | ||
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 1.6-0ubuntu1.1
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 1.5-1ubuntu1.14.04.2
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
7.5 · High
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |