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CVE-2016-7044

The unformat_24bit_color function in the format parsing code in Irssi before 0.8.20, when compiled with true-color enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a …

Impact

The unformat_24bit_color function in the format parsing code in Irssi before 0.8.20, when compiled with true-color enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and crash) via an incomplete 24bit color code.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
IrssiIrssi
through 0.8.19
DebianDebian Linux
Version 8.0
CanonicalUbuntu Linux
Version 16.04

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