CVE-2017-5356
N/A
Published: March 3, 2017 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:20 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxIrssi
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
Description
Irssi before 0.8.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a string containing a formatting sequence (%[) without a closing bracket (]).
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (6)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/8Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/13/2VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96581x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/55-Fuzzing-Irssi-with-Perl-Scripts.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_01.txtMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00022.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125
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