CVE catalog
CVE-2017-10966
irssi: CVE-2017-10966
- Severity
- Critical · CVSS 9.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 2.94% · Oct 25, 2026
An issue was discovered in Irssi before 1.0.4. While updating the internal nick list, Irssi could incorrectly use the GHashTable interface and free the nick while updating it. This would then result in use-after-free conditions on each access of the hash table.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | irssi | sid | 1.4.5-1 | fixed |
| Debian | irssi | forky | 1.4.5-1 | fixed |
| Debian | irssi | trixie | 1.4.5-1 | fixed |
| Debian | irssi | bookworm | 1.4.3-2 | fixed |
| Alpine | irssi | 3.10 | 1.0.4-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | irssi | 3.11 | 1.0.4-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | irssi | 3.12 | 1.0.4-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | irssi | 3.13 | 1.0.4-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | irssi | 3.14 | 1.0.4-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | irssi | 3.15 | 1.0.4-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | irssi | 3.16 | 1.0.4-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | irssi | 3.17 | 1.0.4-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | irssi | 3.3 | 0.8.21.r2 | fixed |
| Alpine | irssi | 3.4 | 0.8.21.r2 | fixed |
| Alpine | irssi | 3.5 | 0.8.21.r2 | fixed |
| Alpine | irssi | 3.7 | 1.0.4-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | irssi | 3.8 | 1.0.4-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | irssi | 3.9 | 1.0.4-r0 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | irssi | 14.04 | 0.8.15-5ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | irssi | 14.04 | 0.8.15-5ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | irssi | 14.04 | 0.8.15-5ubuntu3.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | irssi | 14.04 | 0.8.15-5ubuntu3.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | irssi | 14.04 | 0.8.15-5ubuntu3.3 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | irssi | 16.04 | 0.8.17-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | irssi | 16.04 | 0.8.17-1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | irssi | 16.04 | 0.8.18-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | irssi | 16.04 | 0.8.19-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | irssi | 16.04 | 0.8.19-1ubuntu1.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | irssi | 16.04 | 0.8.19-1ubuntu1.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | irssi | 16.04 | 0.8.19-1ubuntu1.4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | irssi | 16.04 | 0.8.19-1ubuntu1.5 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | irssi | source | sid | 1.0.4-1 | low | Not reported | [867598] |
| Debian | irssi | source | forky | 1.0.4-1 | low | Not reported | [867598] |
| Debian | irssi | source | trixie | 1.0.4-1 | low | Not reported | [867598] |
| Debian | irssi | source | bookworm | 1.0.4-1 | low | Not reported | [867598] |
| Alpine | irssi | apk | 3.10 | 1.0.4-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-10966 | Not reported |
| Alpine | irssi | apk | 3.11 | 1.0.4-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-10966 | Not reported |
| Alpine | irssi | apk | 3.12 | 1.0.4-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-10966 | Not reported |
| Alpine | irssi | apk | 3.13 | 1.0.4-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-10966 | Not reported |
| Alpine | irssi | apk | 3.14 | 1.0.4-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-10966 | Not reported |
| Alpine | irssi | apk | 3.15 | 1.0.4-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-10966 | Not reported |
| Alpine | irssi | apk | 3.16 | 1.0.4-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-10966 | Not reported |
| Alpine | irssi | apk | 3.17 | 1.0.4-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-10966 | Not reported |
| Alpine | irssi | apk | 3.3 | 0.8.21.r2 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-10966 | Not reported |
| Alpine | irssi | apk | 3.4 | 0.8.21.r2 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-10966 | Not reported |
| Alpine | irssi | apk | 3.5 | 0.8.21.r2 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-10966 | Not reported |
| Alpine | irssi | apk | 3.7 | 1.0.4-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-10966 | Not reported |
| Alpine | irssi | apk | 3.8 | 1.0.4-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-10966 | Not reported |
| Alpine | irssi | apk | 3.9 | 1.0.4-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-10966 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | irssi | deb | 14.04 | 0.8.15-5ubuntu3.3 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2017-10966 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | irssi | deb | 16.04 | 0.8.19-1ubuntu1.5 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2017-10966 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [irssi]Fixed
Details (4)
1.4.3-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.0.4-1dsa · irssi · debian · bookworm; dsa · irssi · debian · 12
1.4.3-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.0.4-1dsa · irssi · debian · bookworm; dsa · irssi · debian · 12
1.4.5-1~bpo12+1· amd64 · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
1.0.4-1dsa · irssi · debian · bookworm; dsa · irssi · debian · 12
1.4.5-1~bpo12+1· arm64 · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
1.0.4-1dsa · irssi · debian · bookworm; dsa · irssi · debian · 12
- [irssi-dev]Fixed
Source package: [irssi]
Details (4)
1.4.3-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.0.4-1dsa · irssi · debian · bookworm; dsa · irssi · debian · 12
1.4.3-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.0.4-1dsa · irssi · debian · bookworm; dsa · irssi · debian · 12
1.4.5-1~bpo12+1· amd64 · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
1.0.4-1dsa · irssi · debian · bookworm; dsa · irssi · debian · 12
1.4.5-1~bpo12+1· arm64 · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
1.0.4-1dsa · irssi · debian · bookworm; dsa · irssi · debian · 12
- [irssi-plugin-otr]Fixed
Source package: [irssi]
Details (4)
1.4.3-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.0.4-1dsa · irssi · debian · bookworm; dsa · irssi · debian · 12
1.4.3-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.0.4-1dsa · irssi · debian · bookworm; dsa · irssi · debian · 12
1.4.5-1~bpo12+1· amd64 · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
1.0.4-1dsa · irssi · debian · bookworm; dsa · irssi · debian · 12
1.4.5-1~bpo12+1· arm64 · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
1.0.4-1dsa · irssi · debian · bookworm; dsa · irssi · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [irssi]Fixed
Source package: [irssi]
Details (2)
1.4.5-1+b5· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.0.4-1dsa · irssi · debian · 13
1.4.5-1+b5· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.0.4-1dsa · irssi · debian · 13
- [irssi-dev]Fixed
Source package: [irssi]
Details (2)
1.4.5-1+b5· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.0.4-1dsa · irssi · debian · 13
1.4.5-1+b5· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.0.4-1dsa · irssi · debian · 13
- [irssi-plugin-otr]Fixed
Source package: [irssi]
Details (2)
1.4.5-1+b5· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.0.4-1dsa · irssi · debian · 13
1.4.5-1+b5· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.0.4-1dsa · irssi · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2017_1823-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2017-10966]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-10966]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-10966]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-10966]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2017/cve-2017-10966.json]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]