CVE-2016-7044
irssi - security update
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.9%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-7044
To remediate CVE-2016-7044, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/irssi—upgrade to 0.8.20-r0 or later
- —upgrade to 0.8.20-1 or later
- —upgrade to 0.8.17-1+deb8u1 or later
Is CVE-2016-7044 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 0.8.20-r0
- from 0, < 0.8.20-1
- from 0, < 0.8.17-1+deb8u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |