CVE-2017-5356
Irssi Denial of Service Remote Code Execution
Description
Irssi before 0.8.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a string containing a formatting sequence (%[) without a closing bracket (]).
INFO
Published Date :
March 3, 2017, 3:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
March 15, 2019, 7:32 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2017-5356 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
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-2017-5356.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/8 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/13/2 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96581 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/55-Fuzzing-Irssi-with-Perl-Scripts.html | Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory |
| https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_01.txt | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00022.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
A collection of vulnerabilities discovered by the AFL fuzzer (afl-fuzz)
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2017-5356 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-5356 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 [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 15, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00022.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00022.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96581 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96581 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:irssi:irssi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 0.8.17 OR *cpe:2.3:a:irssi:irssi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.8.21 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 04, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00022.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96581 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 07, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/13/2 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/13/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/55-Fuzzing-Irssi-with-Perl-Scripts.html No Types Assigned https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/55-Fuzzing-Irssi-with-Perl-Scripts.html Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_01.txt No Types Assigned https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_01.txt Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/8 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/8 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-125 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:irssi:irssi:0.8.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (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-2017-5356 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-2017-5356
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.78 }} 0.23%
score
0.80971
percentile