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NULL Pointer Dereference

CVE-2018-7050

Severity High
Score 7.5/10

Summary

An issue was discovered in Irssi before 1.0.7 and 1.1.x before 1.1.1. A NULL pointer dereference occurs for an "empty" nick.

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

CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published