MGASA-2017-0185

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    MGASA-2017-0185

    Published: 26 Jun 2017Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated irssi packages fix security vulnerabilities

    Details: It was discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled certain DCC messages. A malicious IRC server could use this issue to cause Irssi to crash, resulting in a denial of service (CVE-2017-9468). Joseph Bisch discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled receiving incorrectly quoted DCC files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Irssi to crash, resulting in a denial of service (CVE-2017-9469).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0185.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21037, https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3317-1/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: irssi

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/irssi?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.8.21-1.1.mga5

    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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