UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5205

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5205
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5205.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5205
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Published
2018-01-06T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:43Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

When using incomplete escape codes, Irssi before 1.0.6 may access data beyond the end of the string.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / irssi

Package

Name
irssi
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/irssi@0.8.15-5ubuntu3.4?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.8.15-5ubuntu3.4

Affected versions

0.*

0.8.15-5ubuntu2
0.8.15-5ubuntu3
0.8.15-5ubuntu3.1
0.8.15-5ubuntu3.2
0.8.15-5ubuntu3.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8.15-5ubuntu3.4",
            "binary_name": "irssi"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8.15-5ubuntu3.4",
            "binary_name": "irssi-dev"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / irssi

Package

Name
irssi
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/irssi@0.8.19-1ubuntu1.6?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.8.19-1ubuntu1.6

Affected versions

0.*

0.8.17-1ubuntu1
0.8.17-1ubuntu2
0.8.18-1ubuntu1
0.8.19-1ubuntu1
0.8.19-1ubuntu1.2
0.8.19-1ubuntu1.3
0.8.19-1ubuntu1.4
0.8.19-1ubuntu1.5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8.19-1ubuntu1.6",
            "binary_name": "irssi"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8.19-1ubuntu1.6",
            "binary_name": "irssi-dev"
        }
    ]
}