USN-3184-1

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3184-1

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3184-1.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3184-1

Related

Published

2017-02-01T18:08:38.780283Z

Modified

2017-02-01T18:08:38.780283Z

Summary

irssi vulnerabilities

Details

It was discovered that the Irssi buf.pl script set incorrect permissions. A local attacker could use this issue to retrieve another user's window contents. (CVE-2016-7553)

Joseph Bisch discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled comparing nicks. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Irssi to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5193)

It was discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled invalid nick messages. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Irssi to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5194)

Joseph Bisch discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled certain incomplete control codes. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Irssi to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.10. (CVE-2017-5195)

Hanno Böck and Joseph Bisch discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled certain incomplete character sequences. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Irssi to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.10. (CVE-2017-5196)

Hanno Böck discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled certain format strings. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Irssi to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-5356)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / irssi

Package

Name: irssi
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/irssi?arch=src?distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

0.8.15-5ubuntu3.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.8.15-5ubuntu2

0.8.15-5ubuntu3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8.15-5ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "irssi"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8.15-5ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "irssi-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8.15-5ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "irssi-dev"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / irssi

Package

Name: irssi
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/irssi?arch=src?distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

0.8.19-1ubuntu1.3

Affected versions

0.*

0.8.17-1ubuntu1

0.8.17-1ubuntu2

0.8.18-1ubuntu1

0.8.19-1ubuntu1

0.8.19-1ubuntu1.2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8.19-1ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "irssi"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8.19-1ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "irssi-dbg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8.19-1ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "irssi-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8.19-1ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "irssi-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8.19-1ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "irssi-dev-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}