CVE-2017-15228

Description

Irssi before 1.0.5, when installing themes with unterminated colour formatting sequences, may access data beyond the end of the string.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.57%
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://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00022.html mailing list
https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_10.txt patch vendor advisory mitigation
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/22/4 mailing list patch mitigation third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-15228?
CVE-2017-15228 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-15228?
To fix CVE-2017-15228, 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-2017-15228 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-15228 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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