A NULL pointer dereference was found in Irssi when an "empty" nick joins a channel. A remote attacker, who can control an IRC server, could crash IRC clients by leveraging this vulnerability.
Find out more about CVE-2018-7050 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 | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | High |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Low |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | irssi | Affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | irssi | Affected |
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