4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2010-1156
Irssi Nicklist NULL Pointer Dereference
Description

core/nicklist.c in Irssi before 0.8.15 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via vectors related to an attempted fuzzy nick match at the instant that a victim leaves a channel.

INFO

Published Date :

April 16, 2010, 7:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2010-1156 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Irssi irssi
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2010-1156.

URL Resource
http://irssi.org/news
http://irssi.org/news/ChangeLog
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041054.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00001.html
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127098845125270&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127110132019166&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127111071631857&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127115784314970&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127119240204394&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/39365 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39620
http://secunia.com/advisories/39797
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023845
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.497301
http://svn.irssi.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi/irssi/trunk/src/core/nicklist.c?root=irssi&r1=4922&r2=5126
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-929-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0856 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0987
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1107
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1110
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57791
http://irssi.org/news
http://irssi.org/news/ChangeLog
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041054.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00001.html
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127098845125270&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127110132019166&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127111071631857&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127115784314970&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127119240204394&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/39365 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39620
http://secunia.com/advisories/39797
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023845
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.497301
http://svn.irssi.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi/irssi/trunk/src/core/nicklist.c?root=irssi&r1=4922&r2=5126
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-929-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0856 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0987
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1107
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1110
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57791

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2010-1156 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2010-1156 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://irssi.org/news
    Added Reference http://irssi.org/news/ChangeLog
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041054.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00001.html
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127098845125270&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127110132019166&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127111071631857&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127115784314970&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127119240204394&w=2
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/39365
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/39620
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/39797
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1023845
    Added Reference http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.497301
    Added Reference http://svn.irssi.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi/irssi/trunk/src/core/nicklist.c?root=irssi&r1=4922&r2=5126
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-929-1
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0856
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0987
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1107
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1110
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57791
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/57791 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57791 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 19, 2010

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2010-1156 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2010-1156 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

3.32 }} -1.63%

score

0.86110

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
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