CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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4.8 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability has been found in irssi 0.8.13 (Messaging Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function event_wallops
. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-189. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:
Off-by-one error in the event_wallops function in fe-common/irc/fe-events.c in irssi 0.8.13 allows remote IRC servers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an empty command, which triggers a one-byte buffer under-read and a one-byte buffer underflow.
The bug was discovered 05/29/2009. The weakness was published 06/07/2009 by nemo (Website). The advisory is shared for download at redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-1959 since 06/06/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 9 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 39433 (openSUSE 10 Security Update : irssi (irssi-6304)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (51184) and Tenable (39433). Similar entries are available at 48855, 48432, 47626 and 47065.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Exploiting
Class: Numeric errorCWE: CWE-189
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Remote: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 39433
Nessus Name: openSUSE 10 Security Update : irssi (irssi-6304)
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OpenVAS ID: 64740
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-7004 (irssi)
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Timeline
05/15/2009 🔍05/15/2009 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: redhat.comResearcher: nemo
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1959 (🔍)
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X-Force: 51184
SecurityTracker: 1022410
Vulnerability Center: 22643 - Irssi 0.8.13 Event_Wallops Off-by-One Error Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 35399 - Irssi 'WALLOPS' Message Off By One Heap Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 35685
OSVDB: 54977 - Irssi - 'WALLOPS' Message Off By One Heap Memory Corruption Issue
Vupen: ADV-2009-1596
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Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 23:38Updated: 09/06/2019 16:24
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (74), 09/06/2019 16:24 (13)
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