VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-7191
The netjoin processing in Irssi 1.x before 1.0.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 3.36%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The netjoin processing in Irssi 1.x before 1.0.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.36% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- irssi/irssi
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97185Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/irssi/irssi/commit/77b2631c78461965bc9a7414aae206b5c514e1b3Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_03.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97185Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/irssi/irssi/commit/77b2631c78461965bc9a7414aae206b5c514e1b3Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_03.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.