CVE-2017-10966
highpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.029 · 87 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
An issue was discovered in Irssi before 1.0.4. While updating the internal nick list, Irssi could incorrectly use the GHashTable interface and free the nick while updating it. This would then result in use-after-free conditions on each access of the hash table.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
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affected products (2)
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references (8)
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- https://github.com/irssi/irssi/commit/5e26325317c72a04c1610ad952974e206384d291cnnvd
- https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_07.txtcnnvd
- https://github.com/irssi/irssi/commit/5e26325317c72a04c1610ad952974e206384d291enisa_euvd
- https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_07.txtenisa_euvd
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4016enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/irssi/irssi/commit/5e26325317c72a04c1610ad952974e206384d291Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_07.txtPatchVendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4016nvd
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