USN-3590-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3590-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3590-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3590-1
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Published
2018-03-06T13:34:13.446077Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:35Z
Summary
irssi vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled certain empty nick names. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-7050)

It was discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled certain nick names. An attacker could possibly use this to access sensitive information. (CVE-2018-7051)

It was discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled an increase in the number of windows. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-7052)

It was discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled certain messages. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 17.10. (CVE-2018-7053)

It was discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled certain disconnections. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 17.10. (CVE-2018-7054)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / irssi

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

0.*

0.8.15-5ubuntu2
0.8.15-5ubuntu3
0.8.15-5ubuntu3.1
0.8.15-5ubuntu3.2
0.8.15-5ubuntu3.3
0.8.15-5ubuntu3.4

Ecosystem specific 

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

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2018-7050",
            "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"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2018-7051",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2018-7052",
            "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"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / irssi

Package

Name
irssi
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/irssi@0.8.19-1ubuntu1.7?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.8.19-1ubuntu1.7

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
0.8.19-1ubuntu1.5
0.8.19-1ubuntu1.6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "irssi",
            "binary_version": "0.8.19-1ubuntu1.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "irssi-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.8.19-1ubuntu1.7"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2018-7050",
            "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"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2018-7051",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2018-7052",
            "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-2018-7053",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}