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CVE-2016-7045

The format_send_to_gui function in the format parsing code in Irssi before 0.8.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hea…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.7%
percentile 92%
Public exploits
0
none known

The format_send_to_gui function in the format parsing code in Irssi before 0.8.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and crash) via vectors involving the length of a string.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

4.71% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

  • debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3672 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • irssi.org /security/irssi_sa_2016.txt · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1036868 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-3086-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred

Sources

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