Oval Definition:
oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20175193000
Revision Date
:
2017-03-03
Version
:
1
Title
:
CVE-2017-5193 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
Description
:
The nickcmp function in Irssi before 0.8.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a message without a nick.
Family
:
unix
Class
:
vulnerability
Status
:
Reference(s)
:
CVE-2017-5193
Platform(s)
:
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Product(s)
:
Definition Synopsis
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
AND
The 'irssi' package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '0.8.19-1ubuntu1.3').
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