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CVE-2016-7044 (GCVE-0-2016-7044)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-09-27 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 01:50

Summary

The unformat_24bit_color function in the format parsing code in Irssi before 0.8.20, when compiled with true-color enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and crash) via an incomplete 24bit color code.

Severity

7.5 (High)


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

CWE

Assigner

mitre CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard E 27/100 over 2306 records in the last 180 days details

References

4 references

URL	Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3672	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2016.txt	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036868	vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3086-1	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU

Date Public

2016-09-21 00:00

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CNVD-2016-08226

Vulnerability from cnvd - Published: 2016-09-28

Title

Irssi拒绝服务漏洞

Description

Irssi是一款免费的、开源的用于Linux和Unix操作系统中的IRC客户端。 Irssi 0.8.17-beta至0.8.19-219-g52fedea版本中存在拒绝服务漏洞，该漏洞源于‘unformat_24bit_color()’函数未能验证字符串的长度。攻击者可利用该漏洞造成拒绝服务。

Severity

中

Patch Name

Irssi拒绝服务漏洞的补丁

Patch Description

Irssi是一款免费的、开源的用于Linux和Unix操作系统中的IRC客户端。 Irssi 0.8.17-beta至0.8.19-219-g52fedea版本中存在拒绝服务漏洞，该漏洞源于‘unformat_24bit_color()’函数未能验证字符串的长度。攻击者可利用该漏洞造成拒绝服务。目前，供应商发布了安全公告及相关补丁信息，修复了此漏洞。

Formal description

目前厂商已经发布了升级补丁以修复此安全问题，补丁获取链接： https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2016.txt

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93103

Impacted products

Name
Irssi Irssi <0.8.20

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FKIE_CVE-2016-7044

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-09-27 15:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:52

Severity

7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Summary

References

URL	Tags
cve@mitre.org	http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3672	Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036868
cve@mitre.org	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3086-1	Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org	https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2016.txt	Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3672	Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036868
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3086-1	Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2016.txt	Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory

Impacted products

Vendor	Product	Version
irssi	irssi	*
debian	debian_linux	8.0
canonical	ubuntu_linux	16.04

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GHSA-PCC5-FPF6-MMHC

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 02:21 – Updated: 2022-05-17 02:21

Details

Severity

7.5 (High)


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

Show details on source website

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  "modified": "2022-05-17T02:21:03Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T02:21:03Z",
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GSD-2016-7044

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:21

Details

Aliases

CVE-2016-7044

Aliases

CVE-2016-7044

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    "description": "The unformat_24bit_color function in the format parsing code in Irssi before 0.8.20, when compiled with true-color enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and crash) via an incomplete 24bit color code.",
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    "references": [
      "https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7044.html",
      "https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3672",
      "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7044",
      "https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2016-7044"
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      "remediation": "unknown",
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OPENSUSE-SU-2016:2524-1

Vulnerability from csaf_opensuse - Published: 2016-10-07 13:29 - Updated: 2026-09-20 18:42

Summary

Security update for irssi

Severity

Moderate

Scope

3 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2016-7044.

CVE-2016-7044

7.5 (High)


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

Recommended: 8 products

Open the full advisory

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10455-1

Vulnerability from csaf_opensuse - Published: 2024-06-15 00:00 - Updated: 2026-09-20 19:59

Summary

irssi-0.8.20-3.1 on GA media

Severity

Moderate

Scope

6 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2016-7044.

CVE-2016-7044

7.5 (High)


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

Recommended: 8 products

Open the full advisory

SUSE-SU-2016:2524-1

Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2016-10-07 13:29 - Updated: 2026-09-20 12:18

Summary

Security update for irssi

Severity

Moderate

Scope

3 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2016-7044.

CVE-2016-7044

7.5 (High)


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

Recommended: 8 products

Open the full advisory

UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7044 (CVE-2016-7044)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2016-09-21 19:00 – Updated: 2026-04-22 07:38 – Source website

Details

Severity

7.5 (High)


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

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7044	REPORT
	https://github.com/irssi/irssi/releases/tag/0.8.20	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3086-1	ADVISORY
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7044	REPORT

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  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "irssi",
            "binary_version": "0.8.19-1ubuntu1.2"
          }
        ]
      },
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        "name": "irssi",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/irssi@0.8.19-1ubuntu1.2?arch=source\u0026distro=xenial"
      },
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            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
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        "0.8.17-1ubuntu1",
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        "0.8.18-1ubuntu1",
        "0.8.19-1ubuntu1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "The unformat_24bit_color function in the format parsing code in Irssi before 0.8.20, when compiled with true-color enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and crash) via an incomplete 24bit color code.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7044",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:38:02Z",
  "published": "2016-09-21T19:00:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7044"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/irssi/irssi/releases/tag/0.8.20"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3086-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
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      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
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}

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