CVE-2017-10966

Description

An issue was discovered in Irssi before 1.0.4. While updating the internal nick list, Irssi could incorrectly use the GHashTable interface and free the nick while updating it. This would then result in use-after-free conditions on each access of the hash table.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.83% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory irssi.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4016 vendor advisory
https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_07.txt patch vendor advisory
https://github.com/irssi/irssi/commit/5e26325317c72a04c1610ad952974e206384d291 issue tracking third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-10966?
CVE-2017-10966 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-10966?
To fix CVE-2017-10966, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-10966 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-10966 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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