Description
core/nicklist.c in Irssi before 0.8.15 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via vectors related to an attempted fuzzy nick match at the instant that a victim leaves a channel.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | irssi | 0.8.15-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | irssi | 0.8.15-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | irssi | 0.8.15-1 | — |
References
- [oss-security] 20100412 Re: CVE request: irssi 0.8.15 mailing-list
- ADV-2010-0856 vdb-entry
- ADV-2010-1110 vdb-entry
- ADV-2010-1107 vdb-entry
- ADV-2010-0987 vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20100412 Re: CVE request: irssi 0.8.15 mailing-list
- SUSE-SR:2010:011 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20100413 Re: CVE request: irssi 0.8.15 mailing-list
- irssi-unspecified-dos(57791) vdb-entry
- 39620 third-party-advisory
- http://svn.irssi.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi/irssi/trunk/src/core/nicklist.c?root=irssi&r1=4922&r2=5126
- 39365 third-party-advisory
- USN-929-1 vendor-advisory
- http://irssi.org/news
- [oss-security] 20100411 CVE request: irssi 0.8.15 mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20100413 Re: CVE request: irssi 0.8.15 mailing-list
- 1023845 vdb-entry
- SSA:2010-116-01 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2010-6629 vendor-advisory
- http://irssi.org/news/ChangeLog
- 39797 third-party-advisory