CVE-2018-7054
There is a use-after-free when a server is disconnected during netsplits.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.38%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in Irssi before 1.0.7 and 1.1.x before 1.1.1. There is a use-after-free when a server is disconnected during netsplits. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-7191.
- 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
- 2.38% probability · 84th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- irssi/irssi · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/02/15/1Mailing List
- https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2018_02.txtMitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3590-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4046-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4162Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/02/15/1Mailing List
- https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2018_02.txtMitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3590-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4046-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4162Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.