CVE-2017-15227: irssi Use After Free
CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2017-15227UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15227DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15227
Published 22-10-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-15227 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Use After Free vulnerability in irssi. EPSS estimates a 2.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
2.08%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 7 · Related 4Timeline
- 22-10-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Irssi before 1.0.5, while waiting for the channel synchronisation, may incorrectly fail to remove destroyed channels from the query list, resulting in use-after-free conditions when updating the state later on.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versionsHigh 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Medium 5.0Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
2.08%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
81%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.08% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score2.08%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Alpine1 product
- irssi< 1.0.5-r0 | < 1.0.6-r0
Debian1 product
- irssi< 1.0.5-1
Irssi1 product
- irssi≤ 1.0.4
Ubuntu1 product
- irssi< 0.8.15-5ubuntu3.3 | < 0.8.19-1ubuntu1.5
4 vendors · 4 products
References
9 links- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/22/4X Refsource CONFIRMMailing ListMitigationPatchThird Party AdvisoryREPORT