USN-3317-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3317-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3317-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3317-1
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Published
2017-06-12T12:30:47.783054Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:25Z
Summary
irssi vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled certain DCC messages. A malicious IRC server could use this issue to cause Irssi to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-9468)

Joseph Bisch discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled receiving incorrectly quoted DCC files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Irssi to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-9469)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / irssi

Package

Name
irssi
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/irssi@0.8.15-5ubuntu3.2?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.8.15-5ubuntu3.2

Affected versions

0.*

0.8.15-5ubuntu2
0.8.15-5ubuntu3
0.8.15-5ubuntu3.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8.15-5ubuntu3.2",
            "binary_name": "irssi"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8.15-5ubuntu3.2",
            "binary_name": "irssi-dev"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2017-9468",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2017-9469",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / irssi

Package

Name
irssi
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/irssi@0.8.19-1ubuntu1.4?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.8.19-1ubuntu1.4

Affected versions

0.*

0.8.17-1ubuntu1
0.8.17-1ubuntu2
0.8.18-1ubuntu1
0.8.19-1ubuntu1
0.8.19-1ubuntu1.2
0.8.19-1ubuntu1.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8.19-1ubuntu1.4",
            "binary_name": "irssi"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8.19-1ubuntu1.4",
            "binary_name": "irssi-dev"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2017-9468",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2017-9469",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}