USN-3862-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3862-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3862-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3862-1
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Published
2019-01-17T12:47:01.471039Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:36:28Z
Summary
irssi vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or to execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / irssi

Package

Name
irssi
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/irssi@0.8.15-5ubuntu3.6?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.8.15-5ubuntu3.6

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
0.8.15-5ubuntu3.4
0.8.15-5ubuntu3.5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8.15-5ubuntu3.6",
            "binary_name": "irssi"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8.15-5ubuntu3.6",
            "binary_name": "irssi-dev"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / irssi

Package

Name
irssi
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/irssi@0.8.19-1ubuntu1.8?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.8.19-1ubuntu1.8

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
0.8.19-1ubuntu1.6
0.8.19-1ubuntu1.7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8.19-1ubuntu1.8",
            "binary_name": "irssi"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8.19-1ubuntu1.8",
            "binary_name": "irssi-dev"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / irssi

Package

Name
irssi
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/irssi@1.0.5-1ubuntu4.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.0.5-1ubuntu4.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.0.4-1ubuntu2
1.0.4-1ubuntu3
1.0.4-1ubuntu4
1.0.5-1ubuntu1
1.0.5-1ubuntu2
1.0.5-1ubuntu3
1.0.5-1ubuntu4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.5-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "irssi"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.5-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "irssi-dev"
        }
    ]
}