CVE-2018-5208

In Irssi before 1.0.6, a calculation error in the completion code could cause a heap buffer overflow when completing certain strings.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2018_01.txt	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4162	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:irssi:irssi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2018-01-06 16:29

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:15

NVD link : CVE-2018-5208

Mitre link : CVE-2018-5208

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-5208

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Products Affected

debian

debian_linux

irssi

irssi

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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