High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 7, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-9468

Description

In Irssi before 1.0.3, when receiving a DCC message without source nick/host, it attempts to dereference a NULL pointer. Thus, remote IRC servers can cause a crash.

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Affected products

Irssi/Irssi
cpe:2.3:a:irssi:irssi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=1.0.2
Debian/linux2 versions
cpe: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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
osv-coords2 versions
pkg:rpm/opensuse/irssi&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed pkg:rpm/suse/irssi&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2012
< 1.2.3-2.4+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.2.3-2.4
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.3-25.1

Patches

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References

openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/06/4nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_06.txtnvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3885nvdThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/99015nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1038621nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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