CVE-2017-5196
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 5.1%
Description
Irssi 0.8.18 before 0.8.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via vectors involving strings that are not UTF8.
How to fix CVE-2017-5196
To remediate CVE-2017-5196, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/irssi—upgrade to 0.8.21-r0 or later
Is CVE-2017-5196 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 5.1%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 0.8.18, < 0.8.21-r0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |