High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 22, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-15723
CVE-2017-15723
Description
In Irssi before 1.0.5, overlong nicks or targets may result in a NULL pointer dereference while splitting the message.
Affected products
3cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- 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
3- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/22/4nvdMailing ListMitigationPatchThird Party Advisory
- irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_10.txtnvdMitigationPatchVendor Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4016nvdThird Party Advisory
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