Alpine Linux: CVE-2017-5193: NULL Pointer Dereference
5
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
03/03/2017
07/25/2018
08/30/2017
10/01/2024
Description
The nickcmp function in Irssi before 0.8.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a message without a nick.
Solution(s)
- alpine-linux-upgrade-irssi
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