CVE-2017-9468

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

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
Jun 7, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2017-9468: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix