CVE-2018-7054

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2018-02-15
CWE:
CWE-416
Bugzilla:
1546223: CVE-2018-7054 irssi: use-after-free when a server is disconnected during netsplits

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

An issue was discovered in Irssi before 1.0.7 and 1.1.x before 1.1.1. There is a use-after-free when a server is disconnected during netsplits. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-7191.

Find out more about CVE-2018-7054 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

This issue did not affect the versions of Irssi as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7, since the affected code was introduced in Irssi version 1.0.0.

CVSS v3 metrics

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

CVSS3 Base Score 3.7
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 irssi Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 irssi Not affected

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