USN-3465-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3465-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3465-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3465-1
Related
Published
2017-10-26T17:09:16.317948Z
Modified
2017-10-26T17:09:16.317948Z
Summary
irssi vulnerabilities
Details

Brian Carpenter discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled messages with invalid time stamps. A malicious IRC server could use this issue to cause Irssi to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-10965)

Brian Carpenter discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled the internal nick list. A malicious IRC server could use this issue to cause Irssi to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-10966)

Joseph Bisch discovered that Irssi incorrectly removed destroyed channels from the query list. A malicious IRC server could use this issue to cause Irssi to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-15227)

Hanno Böck discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled themes. If a user were tricked into using a malicious theme, a attacker could use this issue to cause Irssi to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-15228)

Joseph Bisch discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled certain DCC CTCP messages. A malicious IRC server could use this issue to cause Irssi to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-15721)

Joseph Bisch discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled certain channel IDs. A malicious IRC server could use this issue to cause Irssi to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-15722)

Joseph Bisch discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled certain long nicks or targets. A malicious IRC server could use this issue to cause Irssi to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-15723)

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
0.8.15-5ubuntu3.3

Affected versions

0.*

0.8.15-5ubuntu2
0.8.15-5ubuntu3
0.8.15-5ubuntu3.1
0.8.15-5ubuntu3.2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8.15-5ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "irssi"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8.15-5ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "irssi-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8.15-5ubuntu3.3",
            "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
0.8.19-1ubuntu1.5

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
0.8.19-1ubuntu1.4

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8.19-1ubuntu1.5",
            "binary_name": "irssi"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8.19-1ubuntu1.5",
            "binary_name": "irssi-dbg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8.19-1ubuntu1.5",
            "binary_name": "irssi-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8.19-1ubuntu1.5",
            "binary_name": "irssi-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8.19-1ubuntu1.5",
            "binary_name": "irssi-dev-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}