CVE-2009-1959

NameCVE-2009-1959
DescriptionOff-by-one error in the event_wallops function in fe-common/irc/fe-events.c in irssi 0.8.13 allows remote IRC servers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an empty command, which triggers a one-byte buffer under-read and a one-byte buffer underflow.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs531357, 532607

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
irssi (PTS)bullseye1.2.3-1fixed
bookworm1.4.3-2fixed
sid, trixie1.4.5-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
irssisourceetch0.8.10-3
irssisourcelenny0.8.12-7
irssisource(unstable)0.8.13-2low531357, 532607

Notes

exploitability limited, DoS rather obscure attack scenario

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