CVE-2017-9468

Description

In Irssi before 1.0.3, when receiving a DCC message without source nick/host, it attempts to dereference a NULL pointer. Thus, remote IRC servers can cause a crash.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.35% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory irssi.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3885 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/06/4 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_06.txt patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99015 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038621 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-9468?
CVE-2017-9468 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-9468?
To fix CVE-2017-9468, 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-2017-9468 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-9468 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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