CVE-2018-7050

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2018-02-13
CWE:
CWE-476
Bugzilla:
1546280: CVE-2018-7050 irssi: Null pointer dereference when an "empty" nick joins a channel
A NULL pointer dereference was found in Irssi when an "empty" nick joins a channel. A remote attacker, who can control an IRC server, could crash IRC clients by leveraging this vulnerability.

Find out more about CVE-2018-7050 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 3.1
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 irssi Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 irssi Affected

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