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TI-2003-00925 Aliases CVE-2003-1020GHSA-fq8q-v9gq-h5cq

The format_send_to_gui function in formats.c for irssi before 0.8.9 allows remote IRC…

Priority LOW 26Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The format_send_to_gui function in formats.c for irssi before 0.8.9 allows remote IRC users to cause a denial of service (crash).

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01388 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 9

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:irssi:irssi:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.4VulnerableIrssi
cpe:2.3:a:irssi:irssi:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.5VulnerableIrssi
cpe:2.3:a:irssi:irssi:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.6VulnerableIrssi
cpe:2.3:a:irssi:irssi:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.7VulnerableIrssi
cpe:2.3:a:irssi:irssi:0.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.8VulnerableIrssi
cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1VulnerableMandrakesoft
cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.1:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*9.1VulnerableMandrakesoft
cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.2VulnerableMandrakesoft
cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.2:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:*9.2VulnerableMandrakesoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:irssi:irssi:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.4 Vulnerable ·Irssi
  • cpe:2.3:a:irssi:irssi:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.5 Vulnerable ·Irssi
  • cpe:2.3:a:irssi:irssi:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.6 Vulnerable ·Irssi
  • cpe:2.3:a:irssi:irssi:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.7 Vulnerable ·Irssi
  • cpe:2.3:a:irssi:irssi:0.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.8 Vulnerable ·Irssi
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 Vulnerable ·Mandrakesoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.1:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 Vulnerable ·Mandrakesoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.2 Vulnerable ·Mandrakesoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.2:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.2 Vulnerable ·Mandrakesoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-1020
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fq8q-v9gq-h5cq

References

Advisory 1

Sources

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