VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-15717
Irssi 1.2.x before 1.2.2 has a use-after-free if the IRC server sends a double CAP.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.49%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.49%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Irssi 1.2.x before 1.2.2 has a use-after-free if the IRC server sends a double CAP.
- 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
- 2.49% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- irssi/irssi · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/29/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/29/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2019_08.txtVendor Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JDDRTNKDDO52CO5USJ73BE6XVG7BD4KP/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4119-1/Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/29/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/29/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2019_08.txtVendor Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JDDRTNKDDO52CO5USJ73BE6XVG7BD4KP/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4119-1/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.