High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 27, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-7044
CVE-2016-7044
Description
The unformat_24bit_color function in the format parsing code in Irssi before 0.8.20, when compiled with true-color enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and crash) via an incomplete 24bit color code.
AI Insight
LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
Affected products
3- osv-coords2 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/irssi&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/irssi&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2012
< 0.8.20-3.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 0.8.20-3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.8.20-9.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2016.txtnvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3672nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3086-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036868nvd
News mentions
0No linked articles in our index yet.