MGASA-2018-0069

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Source
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0069.html
Import Source
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0069.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MGASA-2018-0069
Related
Published
2018-01-12T19:49:32Z
Modified
2018-01-12T19:19:27Z
Summary
Updated irssi packages fix security vulnerabilities
Details

Joseph Bisch discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled incomplete escape codes. If a user were tricked into using malformed commands or opening malformed files, an attacker could use this issue to cause Irssi to crash, resulting in a denial of service (CVE-2018-5205).

Joseph Bisch discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled settings the channel topic without specifying a sender. A malicious IRC server could use this issue to cause Irssi to crash, resulting in a denial of service (CVE-2018-5206).

Joseph Bisch discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled incomplete variable arguments. If a user were tricked into using malformed commands or opening malformed files, an attacker could use this issue to cause Irssi to crash, resulting in a denial of service (CVE-2018-5207).

Joseph Bisch discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled completing certain strings. An attacker could use this issue to cause Irssi to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code (CVE-2018-5208).

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Credits

Affected packages

Mageia:6 / irssi

Package

Name
irssi
Purl
pkg:rpm/mageia/irssi?distro=mageia-6

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.0.6-1.mga6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "section": "core"
}

Mageia:5 / irssi

Package

Name
irssi
Purl
pkg:rpm/mageia/irssi?distro=mageia-5

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.8.21-1.4.mga5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "section": "core"
}