High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 27, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-7045
CVE-2016-7045
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.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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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
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