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Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

CVE-2018-5205

High
7.5/10

Summary

When using incomplete escape codes, Irssi before 1.0.6 may access data beyond the end of the string.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-134 - Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

The software uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.

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