Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-7052
An issue was discovered in Irssi before 1.0.7 and 1.1.x before 1.1.1. When the number of windows exceeds the available space, a crash due to a NULL pointer dereference would occur.
Vulnerability category: Memory Corruption
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-7052
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.29%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 65 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-7052
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
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nvd@nist.gov |
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7.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
3.9
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3.6
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nvd@nist.gov |
CWE ids for CVE-2018-7052
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A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2018-7052
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http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/02/15/1
oss-security - Irssi 1.1.1&1.0.7: CVE-2018-7054, CVE-2018-7053, CVE-2018-7050, CVE-2018-7052, CVE-2018-7051Mailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2018_02.txt
Mitigation;Vendor Advisory
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https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4162
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4162-1 irssiThird Party Advisory
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/3590-1/
USN-3590-1: Irssi vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2018-7052
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:irssi:irssi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:irssi:irssi:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*