CVE-2017-15721

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

In Irssi before 1.0.5, certain incorrectly formatted DCC CTCP messages could cause a NULL pointer dereference. This is a separate, but similar, issue relative to CVE-2017-9468.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-476

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Oct 22, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

Related CVEs from 2017

CVE-2017-157225.9In certain cases, Irssi before 1.0.5 may fail to verify that a Safe channel ID is long enough, causing reads beyond the end of the string.CVE-2017-157237.5In Irssi before 1.0.5, overlong nicks or targets may result in a NULL pointer dereference while splitting the message.CVE-2017-157257.5An XML External Entity Injection vulnerability exists in Dzone AnswerHub.CVE-2017-157275.4In phpMyFAQ before 2.9.9, there is Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) via an HTML attachment.CVE-2017-157284.8In phpMyFAQ before 2.9.9, there is Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) via metaDescription or metaKeywords.CVE-2017-157298.8In phpMyFAQ before 2.9.9, there is Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) for adding a glossary.CVE-2017-157308.8In phpMyFAQ before 2.9.9, there is Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in admin/stat.ratings.php.CVE-2017-157318.8In phpMyFAQ before 2.9.9, there is Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in admin/stat.adminlog.php.CVE-2017-157328.8In phpMyFAQ before 2.9.9, there is Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in admin/news.php.CVE-2017-157338.8In phpMyFAQ before 2.9.9, there is Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in admin/ajax.attachment.php and admin/att.main.php.CVE-2017-157348.8In phpMyFAQ before 2.9.9, there is Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in admin/stat.main.php.CVE-2017-157358.8In phpMyFAQ before 2.9.9, there is Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) for modifying a glossary.
CVE-2017-15721: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix