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Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201703-17
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Severity: High
Date : 2017-03-21
CVE-ID : CVE-2017-7191
Package : irssi
Type : arbitrary code execution
Remote : Yes
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-224
Summary
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The package irssi before version 1.0.2-1 is vulnerable to arbitrary
code execution.
Resolution
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Upgrade to 1.0.2-1.
# pacman -Syu "irssi>=1.0.2-1"
The problem has been fixed upstream in version 1.0.2.
Workaround
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None.
Description
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A use after free vulnerability has been discovered in irssi < 1.0.2
while producing a list of netjoins that can result in arbitrary code
execution.
Impact
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A malicious attacker is able to crash the irssi process or execute
arbitrary code on the host by forcing a server disconnection during a
netsplit.
References
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https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_03.txt
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2017-7191
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