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usn-3086-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2016-09-21 18:53
Modified
2026-04-22 07:36
Summary
irssi vulnerabilities
Details

Gabriel Campana and Adrien Guinet discovered that the format parsing code in Irssi did not properly verify 24bit color codes. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (application crash). (CVE-2016-7044)

Gabriel Campana and Adrien Guinet discovered that a buffer overflow existed in the format parsing code in Irssi. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (application crash). (CVE-2016-7045)

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      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
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      },
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  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "Gabriel Campana and Adrien Guinet discovered that the format parsing code\nin Irssi did not properly verify 24bit color codes. A remote attacker could\nuse this to cause a denial of service (application crash). (CVE-2016-7044)\n\nGabriel Campana and Adrien Guinet discovered that a buffer overflow existed\nin the format parsing code in Irssi. A remote attacker could use this to\ncause a denial of service (application crash). (CVE-2016-7045)\n",
  "id": "USN-3086-1",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:33Z",
  "published": "2016-09-21T18:53:42Z",
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    },
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  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "irssi vulnerabilities",
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    "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7044",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7045"
  ]
}



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