CVE-2017-5195 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Irssi versions 0.8.17 through 0.8.20, allowing a remote attacker to cause a denial of service by sending a specially crafted ANSI x8 color code. This vulnerability has a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (High), indicating it can be exploited over the network with low complexity and no user interaction, leading to high availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 0.8.17, < 0.8.21CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:irssi:irssi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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