- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3885-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso June 18, 2017 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : irssi CVE ID : CVE-2017-9468 CVE-2017-9469 Debian Bug : 864400 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Irssi, a terminal based IRC client. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: CVE-2017-9468 Joseph Bisch discovered that Irssi does not properly handle DCC messages without source nick/host. A malicious IRC server can take advantage of this flaw to cause Irssi to crash, resulting in a denial of service. CVE-2017-9469 Joseph Bisch discovered that Irssi does not properly handle receiving incorrectly quoted DCC files. A remote attacker can take advantage of this flaw to cause Irssi to crash, resulting in a denial of service. For the oldstable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 0.8.17-1+deb8u4. For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 1.0.2-1+deb9u1. For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 1.0.3-1. We recommend that you upgrade your irssi packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Debian: DSA-3885-1: irssi security update
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Irssi, a terminal based IRC client. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:
