CVE-2017-9468

In Irssi before 1.0.3, when receiving a DCC message without source nick/host, it attempts to dereference a NULL pointer. Thus, remote IRC servers can cause a crash.

• CWE-476

• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/06/4Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3885Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99015Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038621Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_06.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/06/4Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3885Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99015Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038621Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_06.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory

Published

Jun 7, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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