CVE-2017-10966
Irssi Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Description
An issue was discovered in Irssi before 1.0.4. While updating the internal nick list, Irssi could incorrectly use the GHashTable interface and free the nick while updating it. This would then result in use-after-free conditions on each access of the hash table.
INFO
Published Date :
July 7, 2017, 2:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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-2017-10966.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/irssi/irssi/commit/5e26325317c72a04c1610ad952974e206384d291 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_07.txt | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4016 | |
| https://github.com/irssi/irssi/commit/5e26325317c72a04c1610ad952974e206384d291 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_07.txt | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4016 |
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CVE-2017-10966 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.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://github.com/irssi/irssi/commit/5e26325317c72a04c1610ad952974e206384d291 Added Reference https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_07.txt Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4016 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 05, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4016 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 13, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_07.txt No Types Assigned https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_07.txt Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/irssi/irssi/commit/5e26325317c72a04c1610ad952974e206384d291 No Types Assigned https://github.com/irssi/irssi/commit/5e26325317c72a04c1610ad952974e206384d291 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-416 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:irssi:irssi:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-10966 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-2017-10966
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.83 }} 0.37%
score
0.72508
percentile