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title: "CVE-2019-13045\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2019-13045

Publication date 29 June 2019

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**8.1 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-13045?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

Irssi before 1.0.8, 1.1.x before 1.1.3, and 1.2.x before 1.2.1, when SASL
is enabled, has a use after free when sending SASL login to the server.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| irssi | 19.04 disco | Fixed 1.2.0-2ubuntu1.1 |
| 18.10 cosmic | Fixed 1.1.1-1ubuntu1.2 |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 1.0.5-1ubuntu4.2 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 0.8.19-1ubuntu1.9 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-13045?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| irssi | * Upstream:   [5a67b98](https://github.com/irssi/irssi/commit/5a67b983dc97caeb5df1139aabd0bc4f260a47d8) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

8.1 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | High |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 8.1 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-13045)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13045)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2019-13045)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-13045)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-4046-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-4046-1)
+ Irssi vulnerabilities
+ 4 July 2019

### Other references

* <https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2019_06.txt>
* <http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/29/1>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-13045>