DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7044

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7044

    Published: 27 Sept 2016Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-7044

    Summary:

    Details: The unformat_24bit_color function in the format parsing code in Irssi before 0.8.20, when compiled with true-color enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and crash) via an incomplete 24bit color code.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7044

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: irssi

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/irssi?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.8.20-1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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