CVE-2018-5208
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
In Irssi before 1.0.6, a calculation error in the completion code could cause a heap buffer overflow when completing certain strings.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-5208
Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201801-12
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 1.0.6-1 | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.0.7-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.0.7-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.0.7-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.0.7-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.0.7-1 |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.