CVE-2016-7044

High

Description

The unformat_24bit_color function in the format parsing code in Irssi before 0.8.20, when compiled with true-color enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and crash) via an incomplete 24bit color code.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductIrssi
PublishedSep 27, 2016
First seenSep 27, 2016

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
irssi irssiv ≤ 0.8.19—
debian debian_linux8.0—
canonical ubuntu_linux16.04—

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