In Irssi before 1.0.6, a calculation error in the completion code could cause a heap buffer overflow when completing certain strings.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2018-5208 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS3 Base Score | 5 |
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CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Attack Vector | Local |
Attack Complexity | Low |
Privileges Required | Low |
User Interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity Impact | None |
Availability Impact | High |
Platform | Package | State |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | irssi | Will not fix |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | irssi | Will not fix |