irssi up to 1.0.6/1.1.0 Theme String out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in irssi up to 1.0.6/1.1.0. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Theme String Handler. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-7051. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in irssi up to 1.0.6/1.1.0 (Messaging Software). Affected is some unknown processing of the component Theme String Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in Irssi before 1.0.7 and 1.1.x before 1.1.1. Certain nick names could result in out-of-bounds access when printing theme strings.

The bug was discovered 02/15/2018. The weakness was published 02/15/2018 (oss-sec). The advisory is available at openwall.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-7051 since 02/15/2018. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 107008 (Fedora 27 : irssi (2018-433d2dc3c7)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 170873 (OpenSUSE Security Update for irssi (openSUSE-SU-2018:0475-1)).

Upgrading to version 1.0.7 or 1.1.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (107008). Similar entries are available at VDB-113489, VDB-113491, VDB-113492 and VDB-113493. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 107008
Nessus Name: Fedora 27 : irssi (2018-433d2dc3c7)
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OpenVAS ID: 840674
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for irssi FEDORA-2018-cbc52e8812
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: irssi 1.0.7/1.1.1

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: FEDORA-2018-433d2dc3c7
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-7051 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-7051
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-113490

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/16/2018 13:00
Updated: 02/08/2023 10:18
Changes: 02/16/2018 13:00 (74), 01/06/2020 13:59 (3), 02/08/2023 10:12 (4), 02/08/2023 10:18 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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