ArchLinuxASA-201908-20[ASA-201908-20] irssi: arbitrary code execution
9.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.5 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.003 Low
EPSS
Percentile
69.3%
Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201908-20
Severity: High
Date : 2019-08-29
CVE-ID : CVE-2019-15717
Package : irssi
Type : arbitrary code execution
Remote : Yes
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1028
Summary
The package irssi before version 1.2.2-1 is vulnerable to arbitrary
code execution.
Resolution
Upgrade to 1.2.2-1.
pacman -Syu “irssi>=1.2.2-1”
The problem has been fixed upstream in version 1.2.2.
Workaround
None.
Description
Use after free when receiving duplicate CAP found.
Impact
A remote malicious IRC server can cause a denial of service and
potentially arbitrary code execution by sending a duplicate CAP
message.
References
https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2019_08.txt
https://github.com/irssi/irssi/commit/401fff7c34acaff2f7b0d6ab31bda7fa8cc50df9
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2019-15717
Related
9.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.5 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.003 Low
EPSS
Percentile
69.3%