High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 6, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-5205
CVE-2018-5205
Description
When using incomplete escape codes, Irssi before 1.0.6 may access data beyond the end of the string.
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Affected products
9cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords2 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/irssi&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg: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: < 1.0.6-36.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2018_01.txtnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3527-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4162nvdThird Party Advisory
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