Irssi before 0.8.15, when SSL is used, does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field or a Subject Alternative Name field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof IRC servers via an arbitrary certificate.
2010-04-16T19:30:00.350
2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Deferred
CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
8.6
6.4
Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
---|---|---|---|---|
Application | irssi | irssi | ≤ 0.8.15 | Yes |
Application | irssi | irssi | 0.8.0 | Yes |
Application | irssi | irssi | 0.8.1 | Yes |
Application | irssi | irssi | 0.8.2 | Yes |
Application | irssi | irssi | 0.8.3 | Yes |
Application | irssi | irssi | 0.8.4 | Yes |
Application | irssi | irssi | 0.8.5 | Yes |
Application | irssi | irssi | 0.8.6 | Yes |
Application | irssi | irssi | 0.8.7 | Yes |
Application | irssi | irssi | 0.8.8 | Yes |
Application | irssi | irssi | 0.8.9 | Yes |
Application | irssi | irssi | 0.8.10 | Yes |
Application | irssi | irssi | 0.8.10 | Yes |
Application | irssi | irssi | 0.8.10 | Yes |
Application | irssi | irssi | 0.8.10 | Yes |
Application | irssi | irssi | 0.8.10 | Yes |
Application | irssi | irssi | 0.8.11 | Yes |
Application | irssi | irssi | 0.8.11 | Yes |
Application | irssi | irssi | 0.8.11 | Yes |
Application | irssi | irssi | 0.8.12 | Yes |
Application | irssi | irssi | 0.8.12 | Yes |
Application | irssi | irssi | 0.8.13 | Yes |
Application | irssi | irssi | 0.8.13 | Yes |
Application | irssi | irssi | 0.8.14 | Yes |