CVE-2016-7045
N/A
Published: September 27, 2016 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:52 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxUbuntu LinuxIrssi
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3672Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3086-1x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2016.txtQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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