Debian Linux Security Advisory 4162-1 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Irssi, a terminal-based IRC client which can result in denial of service.
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Ubuntu Security Notice 3527-1 - Joseph Bisch discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled incomplete escape codes. If a user were tricked into using malformed commands or opening malformed files, an attacker could use this issue to cause Irssi to crash, resulting in a denial of service. Joseph Bisch discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled settings the channel topic without specifying a sender. A malicious IRC server could use this issue to cause Irssi to crash, resulting in a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed.
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Slackware Security Advisory - New irssi packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix security issues.
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