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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2019.0116 IRSSI-SA-2019-01 Irssi Security Advisory 11 January 2019 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: Irssi Publisher: Irssi Operating System: Windows UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX) Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2019-5882 Original Bulletin: https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2019_01.txt - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- IRSSI-SA-2019-01 Irssi Security Advisory [1] ============================================ CVE-2019-5882 Description - ----------- (a) Use after free when hidden lines were expired from the scroll buffer. (CWE-417, CWE-825) CVE-2019-5882 [2] was assigned to this issue. Impact - ------ May affect the stability of Irssi. Affected versions - ----------------- (a) Irssi 1.1.0 and later Fixed in - -------- Irssi 1.1.2 Recommended action - ------------------ Upgrade to Irssi 1.1.2. Irssi 1.1.2 is a maintenance release in the 1.1 series, without any new features. After installing the updated packages, one can issue the /upgrade command to load the new binary. TLS connections will require /reconnect. Mitigating facts - ---------------- (a) If lines are never hidden (no usage of /window hidelevel), this bug will not trigger. References - ---------- [1] https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2019_01.txt [2] http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-5882 - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. The mailing list you are subscribed to is maintained within your organisation, so if you do not wish to continue receiving these bulletins you should contact your local IT manager. If you do not know who that is, please send an email to auscert@auscert.org.au and we will forward your request to the appropriate person. NOTE: Third Party Rights This security bulletin is provided as a service to AusCERT's members. As AusCERT did not write the document quoted above, AusCERT has had no control over its content. The decision to follow or act on information or advice contained in this security bulletin is the responsibility of each user or organisation, and should be considered in accordance with your organisation's site policies and procedures. AusCERT takes no responsibility for consequences which may arise from following or acting on information or advice contained in this security bulletin. NOTE: This is only the original release of the security bulletin. It may not be updated when updates to the original are made. If downloading at a later date, it is recommended that the bulletin is retrieved directly from the author's website to ensure that the information is still current. Contact information for the authors of the original document is included in the Security Bulletin above. If you have any questions or need further information, please contact them directly. Previous advisories and external security bulletins can be retrieved from: https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ =========================================================================== Australian Computer Emergency Response Team The University of Queensland Brisbane Qld 4072 Internet Email: auscert@auscert.org.au Facsimile: (07) 3365 7031 Telephone: (07) 3365 4417 (International: +61 7 3365 4417) AusCERT personnel answer during Queensland business hours which are GMT+10:00 (AEST). On call after hours for member emergencies only. =========================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=1967 iQIVAwUBXDg1hmaOgq3Tt24GAQiSmg//dU+cC3DTsqFnff62DJnLyWDw6xbvBHKY OLoHvM+qPVEOQPrU/UHvHM/a5r6gw8hxV9Ac7NfLjqKGU9TpE25XwFt97CSE73C3 lnXt3n+uNPMH9UHQaZ44V9j0bTExWX7lpbHp6cve757iP0iHDSOCBLtiIp7SAaF1 I/cmmv3Xa4+Ki6vmfCO7ZmjEZluOA9PzAfbNct0UKEh1/GgpurKL91iHhGElzfnX 7YgJhQ0sjnXfsU0/8kAeGFt1uBj1TaX9A4l6m44Wzy1i/HVqgT5enyvkAc8196sP 12pBybvQoPWQFrBub5p2AS+vhYbybZq5DFvU/Kb9e79r7kQUURYaR+ezsRq52i7H GtIf5xQoyjIG/ugtvvbsC9gqKNz71lmI+/6iGx6tL9kDQIe0qpIaBSagL9rUqBQ9 nF0JhUZsJwGrrKJxQGPeJKBdIMH4/MsT7zLM6urELn4wZK58OHH42tnTVgc/emk2 WLQ64sQY6/we5ICQQe/cjoDyilhHcz588q0a2/qDQg5s/Mkv4kFomwC5rQ+kgt8U LYY69fxVOVjOACLT98FroO/435bI6HTL5Pnj1CrKaOnJFw01I2sey21ujrDm+7dA KQmqAFn6jVuBOsYQk0ENKes0nj8xzpHsGhkLaWJ4o+rBe5tCF3qMSn3gIWepOIyp hfcFD5bma7A= =VNny -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----