CVE-2017-5356
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-125
Out-of-bounds Read
Publication date:
03/03/2017
Last modified:
20/04/2025
Description
Irssi before 0.8.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a string containing a formatting sequence (%[) without a closing bracket (]).
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.50
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
5.00
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:irssi:irssi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.21 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/13/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96581
- https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/55-Fuzzing-Irssi-with-Perl-Scripts.html
- https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_01.txt
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00022.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/13/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96581
- https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/55-Fuzzing-Irssi-with-Perl-Scripts.html
- https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_01.txt
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00022.html



