CVE-2017-5196 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Irssi versions 0.8.18 through 0.8.20, allowing remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by sending malformed, non-UTF8 strings. This vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 7.5 (High), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring no user interaction or privileges, to achieve high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 0.8.18, < 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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