Bug 1532573 – CVE-2018-5205 irssi: Out-of-bounds read when using incomplete escape codes

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Bug 1532573 - (CVE-2018-5205) CVE-2018-5205 irssi: Out-of-bounds read when using incomplete escape codes

Summary:	CVE-2018-5205 irssi: Out-of-bounds read when using incomplete escape codes

Status:	NEW

Aliases:	CVE-2018-5205

Product:	Security Response
Classification:	Other
Component:	vulnerability (Show other bugs)
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Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All Linux

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Depends On:	1532626 1532625
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Reported:	2018-01-09 06:28 EST by Adam Mariš
Modified:	2018-05-31 17:52 EDT (History)
CC List:	2 users (show)

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Description Adam Mariš 2018-01-09 06:28:05 EST

When using incomplete escape codes, Irssi may access data beyond the end of the string.

The exploitation of the issue requires user to install malicious or broken files or enter affected commands.

Comment 1 Adam Mariš 2018-01-09 06:28:32 EST

External References:

https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2018_01.txt

Comment 2 Adam Mariš 2018-01-09 08:17:49 EST

Created irssi tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1532625]

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