CVE-2017-10965 Null dereference in n/a
A remote attacker can cause a denial of service in the Irssi IRC client by sending messages with invalid timestamps, triggering a NULL pointer dereference.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-10965?
CVE-2017-10965 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Jul 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Irssi before 1.0.4. When receiving messages with invalid time stamps, Irssi would try to dereference a NULL pointer.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-10965?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Irssi Irssi.
How do I fix CVE-2017-10965?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2017-10965 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-10965 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2017-10965, DEBIAN-CVE-2017-10965, GHSA-54h6-8x6r-vr9v, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-10965.