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CVE-2016-7044 (GCVE-0-2016-7044)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-09-27 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 01:50
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Summary
The unformat_24bit_color function in the format parsing code in Irssi before 0.8.20, when compiled with true-color enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and crash) via an incomplete 24bit color code.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3672 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2016.txt x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036868 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3086-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
Date Public
2016-09-21 00:00
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