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CVE-2016-7045

high

Description

The format_send_to_gui function in the format parsing code in Irssi before 0.8.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and crash) via vectors involving the length of a string.

References

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3086-1

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3672

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036868

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-09-27

Updated: 2025-04-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01934