CVE-2017-10966
N/A
Published: July 7, 2017 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:01 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorIrssi
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (3)
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/irssi/irssi/commit/5e26325317c72a04c1610ad952974e206384d291x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_07.txtVendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4016Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416
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