UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7044

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7044
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7044.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7044
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Published
2016-09-21T19:00:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:50:02.570244Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

The unformat24bitcolor 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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / irssi

Package

Name
irssi
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/irssi@0.8.19-1ubuntu1.2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.8.19-1ubuntu1.2

Affected versions

0.*

0.8.17-1ubuntu1
0.8.17-1ubuntu2
0.8.18-1ubuntu1
0.8.19-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "irssi",
            "binary_version": "0.8.19-1ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "irssi-dbg",
            "binary_version": "0.8.19-1ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "irssi-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.8.19-1ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "irssi-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.8.19-1ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "irssi-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.8.19-1ubuntu1.2"
        }
    ]
}