CVE-2018-5207

Publication date 6 January 2018

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5 · High

Score breakdown

Description

When using an incomplete variable argument, Irssi before 1.0.6 may access data beyond the end of the string.

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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#18, GL!28

Patch details

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Package Patch details
irssi

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 7.5 · High

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-3527-1
    • Irssi vulnerabilities
    • 10 January 2018

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