CVE-2010-1155
Irssi before 0.8.15, when SSL is used, does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.8
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.
- Record
CVE-2010-1155- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2010-1155- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-1186 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2010-1186- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hvgv-8rp6-894g No score
Irssi before 0.8.15, when SSL is used, does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain...
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.
- Record
GHSA-hvgv-8rp6-894g- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2010-1155- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2010-1155 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2010-1155- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10455-1 No score
irssi-0.8.20-3.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the irssi-0.8.20-3.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10455-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-1155 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Irssi, published April 16, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.56%, the 75th percentile. Fixed in irssi 0.8.15-1.
References
marc.info?l=oss-security&m=127110132019166&w=2
marc.info?l=oss-security&m=127116251220784&w=2
vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0856
vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1110
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57790
vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1107
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vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0987
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00001.html
marc.info?l=oss-security&m=127119240204394&w=2
secunia.com/advisories/39620
secunia.com/advisories/39365
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-929-1
irssi.org/news
marc.info?l=oss-security&m=127098845125270&w=2
slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.497301
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041054.html
github.com/ensc/irssi-proxy/commit/85bbc05b21678e80423815d2ef1dfe26208491ab
irssi.org/news/ChangeLog
secunia.com/advisories/39797
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1155
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hvgv-8rp6-894g
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-1155
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1959
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1154
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1155
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7044
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7045
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7553