CVE-2018-7052 Null dereference in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

A NULL pointer dereference in Irssi causes a crash when the number of windows exceeds available space, leading to denial of service.

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

What is CVE-2018-7052?

CVE-2018-7052 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. When the number of windows exceeds the available space, a crash due to a NULL pointer dereference would occur.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7052?

It affects 3 products.

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

How do I fix CVE-2018-7052?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2018-7052 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7052 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2018-7052, DEBIAN-CVE-2018-7052, GHSA-2r5h-wgv6-m4rv, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7052.

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