USN-3590-1 (UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7050)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2018-03-06 13:34 – Updated: 2026-04-22 07:36 – Source website
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Summary
irssi vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled certain empty nick names. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-7050)

It was discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled certain nick names. An attacker could possibly use this to access sensitive information. (CVE-2018-7051)

It was discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled an increase in the number of windows. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-7052)

It was discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled certain messages. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 17.10. (CVE-2018-7053)

It was discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled certain disconnections. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 17.10. (CVE-2018-7054)

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  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:35Z",
  "published": "2018-03-06T13:34:13Z",
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