CVE-2018-5208
Published: 6 January 2018
In Irssi before 1.0.6, a calculation error in the completion code could cause a heap buffer overflow when completing certain strings.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| ratliff | GL#19, GL!27 |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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irssi Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Released
(1.0.4-1ubuntu2.2)
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| trusty |
Released
(0.8.15-5ubuntu3.4)
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(0.8.19-1ubuntu1.6)
|
|
| zesty |
Released
(0.8.20-2ubuntu2.3)
|
|
|
Patches: upstream: https://github.com/irssi/irssi/commit/94f0cbe34a2089d00ba1bf61e9c2b28318f953b9 |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 9.8 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |