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9.4	$0-$5k	0.00

A vulnerability was found in irssi 0.8.9 (Messaging Software). It has been rated as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the file ixmmsa.pl. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple CRLF injection vulnerabilities in (1) ixmmsa.pl 0.3, (2) l33tmusic.pl 2.00, (3) mpg123.pl 0.01, (4) ogg123.pl 0.01, (5) xmms.pl 2.0, (6) xmms2.pl 1.1.3, and (7) xmmsinfo.pl 1.1.1.1 scripts for irssi before 0.8.11 allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary IRC commands via CRLF sequences in the name of the song in a .mp3 file.

The weakness was shared 08/12/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-4396 since 08/18/2007. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/07/2018). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

It is declared as highly functional.

Upgrading to version 0.8.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (35985). The entries 38391, 38390, 38389 and 38388 are related to this item.

Productinfo

Type

• Messaging Software

Name

• irssi

Version

• 0.8.9

License

• open-source

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Highly functional

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: irssi 0.8.9

Timelineinfo

08/12/2007 🔍
08/13/2007 +0 days 🔍
08/15/2007 +2 days 🔍
08/15/2007 +0 days 🔍
08/18/2007 +2 days 🔍
08/18/2007 +0 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2767 days 🔍
09/07/2018 +1271 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2007-4396 (🔍)
X-Force: 35985 - Multiple vendor IRC (Internet Relay Chat) clients command execution
SecurityFocus: 25281 - Multiple IRC Client Now Playing Scripts Input Validation Vulnerability
Secunia: 26483 - Multiple irssi Music Announcement Scripts id3 Tag Input Validation Error, Less Critical
OSVDB: 39568 - Multiple Music Announcement Scripts for irssi id3 Tag CRLF Injection Arbitrary IRC Command Execution

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 09/07/2018 08:42
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (58), 09/07/2018 08:42 (6)
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