CVE-2017-15228 Memory corruption in n/a
An attacker can cause a crash or potentially execute code by providing a theme with unterminated color sequences in Irssi.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-15228?
CVE-2017-15228 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Oct 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Irssi before 1.0.5, when installing themes with unterminated colour formatting sequences, may access data beyond the end of the string.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15228?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Irssi Irssi.
How do I fix CVE-2017-15228?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2017-15228 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15228 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2017-15228, DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15228, GHSA-9pjj-33mj-c4qq, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15228.