CVE-2016-7045

Published: Sep 27, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

7.5

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (3)

Products: Irssi: Irssi · Debian: Debian Linux · Canonical: Ubuntu Linux

1 product

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Irssi Irssi	Up to 0.8.19

Configuration B

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Debian Debian Linux	Version 8.0

Configuration C

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 16.04

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (8)

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3672

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036868

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3086-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2016.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitPatchVendor Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3672

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036868

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3086-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2016.txt

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitPatchVendor Advisory

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