CVE-2017-15721 describes a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in Irssi versions prior to 1.0.5, triggered by malformed DCC CTCP messages. This flaw carries a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (High), indicating a network-exploitable vulnerability with low attack complexity that can lead to a denial of service. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the vulnerability could still impact affected Debian and Irssi installations.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:irssi:irssi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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