CVE-2017-15227
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.021 · 81 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Irssi before 1.0.5, while waiting for the channel synchronisation, may incorrectly fail to remove destroyed channels from the query list, resulting in use-after-free conditions when updating the state later on.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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affected products (2)
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references (10)
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- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/22/4cnnvd
- https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_10.txtcnnvd
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/22/4enisa_euvd
- https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_10.txtenisa_euvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00022.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4016enisa_euvd
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/22/4Mailing ListMitigationPatchThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_10.txtMitigationPatchVendor Advisorynvd
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