The format_send_to_gui function in the format parsing code in Irssi before 0.8.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and crash) via vectors involving the length of a string.
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Source | ID | Title |
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DSA-3672-1 | irssi security update |
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EUVD-2016-7927 | The format_send_to_gui function in the format parsing code in Irssi before 0.8.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and crash) via vectors involving the length of a string. |
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USN-3086-1 | Irssi vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T01:50:47.193Z
Reserved: 2016-08-23T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-7045

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2016-09-27T15:59:11.080
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2016-7045


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