CVE-2017-15722
What it is
In certain cases, Irssi before 1.0.5 may fail to verify that a Safe channel ID is long enough, causing reads beyond the end of the string.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 2.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 2.0% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.9 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 2.0% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds read
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Irssi ≤ 1.0.4
- Debian Linux 7.0
- Debian Linux 8.0
- Debian Linux 9.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 5.9
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2017-15722.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2017-15722. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/22/4
- https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_10.txt
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/22/4
- https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_10.txt
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/22/4
- https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_10.txt
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00022.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4016
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/22/4
- https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_10.txt
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00022.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4016