CVE-2018-7050 Null dereference in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

A NULL pointer dereference in Irssi allows attackers to cause a denial of service by sending an empty nickname.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2018-7050?

CVE-2018-7050 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 15 Feb 2018. 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 1.0.7 and 1.1.x before 1.1.1. A NULL pointer dereference occurs for an "empty" nick.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7050?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Irssi Irssi.

How do I fix CVE-2018-7050?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2018-7050 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7050 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2018-7050, DEBIAN-CVE-2018-7050, GHSA-96hj-65hm-4xjf, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7050.

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