High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 22, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-15721
CVE-2017-15721
Description
In Irssi before 1.0.5, certain incorrectly formatted DCC CTCP messages could cause a NULL pointer dereference. This is a separate, but similar, issue relative to CVE-2017-9468.
Affected products
4cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
4- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/22/4nvdMailing ListMitigationPatchThird Party Advisory
- irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_10.txtnvdMitigationPatchVendor Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00022.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4016nvdThird Party Advisory
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