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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2019.0160
Irssi vulnerability
18 January 2019
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: irssi
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2019-5882
Reference: ESB-2019.0116
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3862-1
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USN-3862-1: Irssi vulnerability
17 January 2019
irssi vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Ubuntu 18.10
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
Irssi could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code if it received a
specially crafted input.
Software Description
irssi - terminal based IRC client
Details
It was discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or to execute
arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu 18.10
irssi - 1.1.1-1ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
irssi - 1.0.5-1ubuntu4.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
irssi - 0.8.19-1ubuntu1.8
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
irssi - 0.8.15-5ubuntu3.6
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to restart Irssi to make all the necessary changes.
References
CVE-2019-5882
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