CVE-2016-7045: canonical ubuntu_linux

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-7045 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 4.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 27-09-2016
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The format_send_to_gui function in the format parsing code in Irssi before 0.8.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and crash) via vectors involving the length of a string.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.