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FreeBSD: VID-06F931C0-0BE0-11E7-B4BF-5404A68AD561 (CVE-2017-7191): irssi -- use-after-free potential code execution

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FreeBSD: VID-06F931C0-0BE0-11E7-B4BF-5404A68AD561 (CVE-2017-7191): irssi -- use-after-free potential code execution

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/11/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/23/2017
Modified
05/07/2019

Description

The netjoin processing in Irssi 1.x before 1.0.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-package-irssi

References

  • CVE-2017-7191

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