openSUSE-SU-2017:0413-1 Security update for irssi
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Check this codebase for openSUSE-SU-2017:0413-1 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: openSUSE-SU-2017:0413-1 is a memory corruption vulnerability in irssi, published on 7 Feb 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of openSUSE-SU-2017:0413-1 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: irssi. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/openSUSE-SU-2017-0413-1/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/openSUSE-SU-2017-0413-1/index.md)
An attacker can cause a denial of service in the irssi IRC client via memory leaks and missing null termination during SASL processing.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is openSUSE-SU-2017:0413-1?
openSUSE-SU-2017:0413-1 is a memory corruption vulnerability in irssi, published on 7 Feb 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The IRC textmode client irssi was updated to version 1.0.1 to fix bugs and security issues.
irssi 1.0.1:
- Fix Perl compilation in object dir
- Fix incorrect HELP SERVER example
- Correct memory leak in /OP and /VOICE
- Fix regression that broke second level completion
- Correct missing NULL termination in perl_parse boo#1023638
- Sync broken mail.pl script
- Prevent a memory leak during the processing of the SASL response boo#1023637
Which versions are affected by openSUSE-SU-2017:0413-1?
Linux distribution packages (1)
irssi SUSE:Package Hub 12 | All versions | 1.0.1-18.1 |
How do I fix openSUSE-SU-2017:0413-1?
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 openSUSE-SU-2017:0413-1 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of openSUSE-SU-2017:0413-1 in the wild and no public exploit code.