{"id":"USN-3590-1","summary":"irssi vulnerabilities","details":"It was discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled certain empty\nnick names. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial\nof service. (CVE-2018-7050)\n\nIt was discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled certain nick names.\nAn attacker could possibly use this to access sensitive information.\n(CVE-2018-7051)\n\nIt was discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled an increase in the\nnumber of windows. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause\na denial of service. (CVE-2018-7052)\n\nIt was discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled certain messages.\nAn attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service\nor execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and\nUbuntu 17.10. (CVE-2018-7053)\n\nIt was discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled certain disconnections.\nAn attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service or\nexecute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 17.10. (CVE-2018-7054)\n","modified":"2026-04-22T09:43:04.093492Z","published":"2018-03-06T13:34:13Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7050","UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7051","UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7052","UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7053","UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7054"],"upstream":["CVE-2018-7050","CVE-2018-7051","CVE-2018-7052","CVE-2018-7053","CVE-2018-7054","UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7050","UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7051","UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7052","UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7053","UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7054"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3590-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-7050"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-7051"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-7052"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-7053"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-7054"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"irssi","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/irssi@0.8.15-5ubuntu3.5?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.8.15-5ubuntu3.5"}]}],"versions":["0.8.15-5ubuntu2","0.8.15-5ubuntu3","0.8.15-5ubuntu3.1","0.8.15-5ubuntu3.2","0.8.15-5ubuntu3.3","0.8.15-5ubuntu3.4"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"irssi","binary_version":"0.8.15-5ubuntu3.5"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3590-1.json","cves_map":{"cves":[{"id":"CVE-2018-7050","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]},{"id":"CVE-2018-7051","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]},{"id":"CVE-2018-7052","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"low","type":"Ubuntu"}]}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS"}}},{"package":{"name":"irssi","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/irssi@0.8.19-1ubuntu1.7?arch=source&distro=xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.8.19-1ubuntu1.7"}]}],"versions":["0.8.17-1ubuntu1","0.8.17-1ubuntu2","0.8.18-1ubuntu1","0.8.19-1ubuntu1","0.8.19-1ubuntu1.2","0.8.19-1ubuntu1.3","0.8.19-1ubuntu1.4","0.8.19-1ubuntu1.5","0.8.19-1ubuntu1.6"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"irssi","binary_version":"0.8.19-1ubuntu1.7"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3590-1.json","cves_map":{"cves":[{"id":"CVE-2018-7050","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]},{"id":"CVE-2018-7051","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]},{"id":"CVE-2018-7052","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"low","type":"Ubuntu"}]},{"id":"CVE-2018-7053","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"}}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}