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CVE-2017-5193

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 5.59%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-03-03 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2017-5193
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
5.59%

Original NVD 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.