Medium severity · published Apr 14, 2023
CVE-2023-29132
Irssi 1.3.x and 1.4.x before 1.4.4 has a use-after-free because of use of a stale special collector reference
5.3
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Irssi 1.3.x and 1.4.x before 1.4.4 has a use-after-free because of use of a stale special collector reference. This occurs when printing of a non-formatted line is concurrent with printing of a formatted line.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 57% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IR
Irssi · Irssi
1.3.0 before 1.4.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29132
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29132
Third Party Advisory
https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2023_03.txt
Mailing List
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/03/30/5
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