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CVE-2018-7051

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-7051 is an out-of-bounds access vulnerability affecting Irssi versions prior to 1.0.7 and 1.1.1, specifically when handling certain nicknames during theme string printing. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low complexity and without user interaction, potentially leading to a high impact on confidentiality. While no active exploits, Metasploit modules, or public exploit code are currently available, and community discussion is minimal, organizations using affected Irssi versions should prioritize patching.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:irssi:irssi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:irssi:irssi:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.45%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
82.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0245 is in the 69th percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: irssi
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: irssi

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-7051Low

irssi: out-of-bounds access when printing theme strings with certain nick names

Feb 8, 2018

References

openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2018/02/15/1
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
irssi.org / security/irssi_sa_2018_02.txt
MitigationVendor Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00021.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3590-1
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2018/dsa-4162
Third Party Advisory