CVE-2017-15723

irssi: NULL pointer dereference due to overlong nicks while splitting the message

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.5

CVSS 3.0

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Published · October 22, 2017

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

In Irssi before 1.0.5, overlong nicks or targets may result in a NULL pointer dereference while splitting the message.

Statement

This issue did not affect the versions of irssi as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

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

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference