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CVE-2018-5208

Publication date 6 January 2018

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8 · Critical

Score breakdown

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

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
irssi 17.10 artful
Fixed 1.0.4-1ubuntu2.2
17.04 zesty
Fixed 0.8.20-2ubuntu2.3
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 0.8.19-1ubuntu1.6
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 0.8.15-5ubuntu3.4

Notes

ratliff

GL#19, GL!27

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
irssi

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.8 · Critical
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H