CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-5193

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The nickcmp function in Irssi before version 0.8.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a message without a nick.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to disrupt service operation, potentially leading to communication outages.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Irssi to version 0.8.21 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

The nickcmp function in Irssi before 0.8.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a message without a nick.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS