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FreeBSD : irssi -- use-after-free potential code execution (06f931c0-0be0-11e7-b4bf-5404a68ad561)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 97807

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The irssi project reports :

Use after free while producing list of netjoins (CWE-416). This issue was found and reported to us by APic. This issue usually leads to segmentation faults. Targeted code execution should be difficult.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_03.txt

http://www.nessus.org/u?fe81de1f

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 97807

File Name: freebsd_pkg_06f931c00be011e7b4bf5404a68ad561.nasl

Version: 3.6

Type: local

Published: 3/20/2017

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:irssi, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 3/18/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/11/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-7191