Critical severity · published Jan 9, 2019
CVE-2019-5882
Irssi 1.1.x before 1.1.2 has a use after free when hidden lines are expired from the scroll buffer
9.8
CVSS
2.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Irssi 1.1.x before 1.1.2 has a use after free when hidden lines are expired from the scroll buffer.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.5% · higher than 85% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IR
Irssi · Irssi
1.1.0 before 1.1.2 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
14.04; 16.04; 18.04; 18.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5882
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-5882
Patch
https://github.com/irssi/irssi/pull/948
Vendor Advisory
https://irssi.org/NEWS/#v1-1-2
Vendor Advisory
https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2019_01.txt
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3862-1/
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