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CVE-2016-7045 Details

Description

The format_send_to_gui function in the format parsing code in Irssi before 0.8.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and crash) via vectors involving the length of a string.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2016.txt CVEExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3672 CVEThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036868 CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3086-1 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2016.txt [email protected]ExploitPatchVendor Advisory

see all 8 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
irssi irssi
<= 0.8.19

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:irssi:irssi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux
8.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux
16.04

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-7045
NVD Published Date:
Sep 27, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-7045 Details - Not Deferred