Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-5206
When the channel topic is set without specifying a sender, Irssi before 1.0.6 may dereference a NULL pointer.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-5206
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.21%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 58 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-5206
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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7.5
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
10.0
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6.4
|
NIST |
9.8
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CRITICAL | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
3.9
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5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2018-5206
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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-2018-5206
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https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2018_01.txt
Patch;Vendor Advisory
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https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4162
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4162-1 irssiThird Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2018-5206
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:irssi:irssi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*