CVE-2017-5196: irssi Out-of-bounds Read
CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2017-5196UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5196DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5196
Published 03-03-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-5196 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in irssi. EPSS estimates a 5.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
5.05%
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 5 · Related 4Timeline
- 03-03-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Irssi 0.8.18 before 0.8.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via vectors involving strings that are not UTF8.
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
5.05%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
92%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 5.05% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score5.05%
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≥ 0.8.18, < 0.8.21-r0
Debian1 product
- irssi< 0.8.21-1
Irssi1 product
- irssi≥ 0.8.18, < 0.8.21
Ubuntu1 product
- irssi< 0.8.19-1ubuntu1.3
4 vendors · 4 products
