CVE-2019-15717
published 2019-08-29CVE-2019-15717: Irssi 1.2.x before 1.2.2 has a use-after-free if the IRC server sends a double CAP.
PriorityP341critical9.8CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
2.49%
82.8th percentile
Irssi 1.2.x before 1.2.2 has a use-after-free if the IRC server sends a double CAP.
Affected
7 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| debian | irssi | < irssi 1.2.2-1 (bookworm) | irssi 1.2.2-1 (bookworm) |
| irssi | irssi | >= 0 < 1.2.2-1 | 1.2.2-1 |
| irssi | irssi | >= 0 < 1.2.2-1 | 1.2.2-1 |
| irssi | irssi | >= 0 < 1.2.2-1 | 1.2.2-1 |
| irssi | irssi | >= 0 < 1.2.2-1 | 1.2.2-1 |
| irssi | irssi | >= 1.2.0 < 1.2.2 | 1.2.2 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.09.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv9.8CRITICAL
vendor_debian9.8CRITICAL
vendor_redhat9.8CRITICAL
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Ubuntu
Irssi vulnerability
vendor_ubuntu·2019-09-03
CVE-2019-15717 Irssi vulnerability
Title: Irssi vulnerability
Summary: Irssi could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code if it received
a specially crafted CAP request.
It was discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled certain CAP requests.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or
execute arbitrary code.
Instructions: After a standard system update you need to restart Irssi to make
all the necessary changes.
Red Hat
Irssi: use-after-free if the IRC server sends double CAP
vendor_redhat·2019-08-29·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2019-15717 [CRITICAL] CWE-416 Irssi: use-after-free if the IRC server sends double CAP
Irssi: use-after-free if the IRC server sends double CAP
Irssi 1.2.x before 1.2.2 has a use-after-free if the IRC server sends a double CAP.
Statement: The versions of Irssi as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7 and 8 are not affected by this vulnerability. Only Irssi versions 1.2.x may be vulnerable.
Package: irssi (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: irssi (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: irssi (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2019-15717: irssi - Irssi 1.2.x before 1.2.2 has a use-after-free if the IRC server sends a double C...
vendor_debian·2019·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2019-15717 [CRITICAL] CVE-2019-15717: irssi - Irssi 1.2.x before 1.2.2 has a use-after-free if the IRC server sends a double C...
Irssi 1.2.x before 1.2.2 has a use-after-free if the IRC server sends a double CAP.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 1.2.2-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 1.2.2-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 1.2.2-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1.2.2-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1.2.2-1)
GHSA
GHSA-gx32-945w-w9x4: Irssi 1
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2019-15717 [CRITICAL] CWE-416 GHSA-gx32-945w-w9x4: Irssi 1
Irssi 1.2.x before 1.2.2 has a use-after-free if the IRC server sends a double CAP.
OSV
CVE-2019-15717: Irssi 1
osv·2019-08-29·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2019-15717 [CRITICAL] CVE-2019-15717: Irssi 1
Irssi 1.2.x before 1.2.2 has a use-after-free if the IRC server sends a double CAP.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-15717 irssi: use-after-free if the IRC server sends double CAP [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2019-08-30·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2019-15717 [CRITICAL] CVE-2019-15717 irssi: use-after-free if the IRC server sends double CAP [fedora-all]
CVE-2019-15717 irssi: use-after-free if the IRC server sends double CAP [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported v
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-15717 Irssi: use-after-free if the IRC server sends double CAP
bugzilla·2019-08-30·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2019-15717 [CRITICAL] CVE-2019-15717 Irssi: use-after-free if the IRC server sends double CAP
CVE-2019-15717 Irssi: use-after-free if the IRC server sends double CAP
A vulnerability was found in Irssi 1.2.x before 1.2.2 has a use-after-free if the IRC server sends a double CAP.
Reference:
https://github.com/irssi/irssi/commit/5a4e7ab659aba2855895c9f43e9a7a131f4e89b3
Discussion:
Created irssi tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1747347]
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External References:
https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2019_08.txt
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Statement:
The versions of Irssi as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7 and 8 are not affected by this vulnerability. Only Irssi versions 1.2.x may be vulnerable.
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This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s):
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2019-15717
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/29/3http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/29/5https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2019_08.txthttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JDDRTNKDDO52CO5USJ73BE6XVG7BD4KP/https://usn.ubuntu.com/4119-1/http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/29/3http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/29/5https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2019_08.txthttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JDDRTNKDDO52CO5USJ73BE6XVG7BD4KP/https://usn.ubuntu.com/4119-1/
2019-08-29
Published