High severity · published Jun 7, 2017
CVE-2017-9469
In Irssi before 1.0.3, when receiving certain incorrectly quoted DCC files, it tries to find the terminating quote one byte before the allocated memory
7.5
CVSS
6.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In Irssi before 1.0.3, when receiving certain incorrectly quoted DCC files, it tries to find the terminating quote one byte before the allocated memory. Thus, remote attackers might be able to cause a crash.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)6.1% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
IR
Irssi · Irssi
through 1.0.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9469
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9469
Mailing List
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/06/4
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3885
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99043
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038621
Patch
https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_06.txt
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