CVE-2017-10965

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: July 07, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

An issue was discovered in Irssi before 1.0.4. When receiving messages with invalid time stamps, Irssi would try to dereference a NULL pointer.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/irssi/irssi/commit/5e26325317c72a04c1610ad952974e206384d291
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_07.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4016
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://github.com/irssi/irssi/commit/5e26325317c72a04c1610ad952974e206384d291
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_07.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4016
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.4%
87th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-476

Affected Vendors

irssi

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