Vulnerability · Published Apr 14, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-29132
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity use-after-free in the irssi package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 57% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 43.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | irssi | 1.4.3-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-29132 |
| Debian:13 | irssi | 1.4.3-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-29132 |
| Debian:14 | irssi | 1.4.3-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-29132 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L