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CVE-2003-1020: irssi

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
Published 23-12-2003Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2003-1020 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in irssi. EPSS estimates a 1.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
20/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.35%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 23-12-2003
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The format_send_to_gui function in formats.c for irssi before 0.8.9 allows remote IRC users to cause a denial of service (crash).

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.35%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

71%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.35% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.35%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Irssi1 product
  • irssi0.8.4 | 0.8.5 | 0.8.6 | 0.8.7 | 0.8.8
Mandrakesoft1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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