SB2017102326 - Out-of-bounds read in irssi (Alpine package)
Published: October 23, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017102326
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15228)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Irssi before 1.0.5, when installing themes with unterminated colour formatting sequences, may access data beyond the end of the string.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.