7.5high
CVE-2017-15228
Irssi before 1.0.5, when installing themes with unterminated colour formatting sequences, may access data beyond the end of the string.
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.1%
percentile 82%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
Irssi before 1.0.5, when installing themes with unterminated colour formatting sequences, may access data beyond the end of the string.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.14% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
References
- debian.org /security/2017/dsa-4016 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
- lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00022.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- irssi.org /security/irssi_sa_2017_10.txt · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2017/10/22/4 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-15228
- NVD: CVE-2017-15228
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