DoS on irssi 0.8.4

[Ripe <ripe () 7a69ezine org>]

* DoS on irssi 0.8.4 (current version) *



1. Aplication description:

       Irssi is a modular IRC client for UNIX systems. It runs on text 
mode user interface, or on graphic mode user using GTK+. You can 
donwload irssi (and get more information about it) from official 
website, http://www.irssi.org


2. Problem description:

       The current version 0.8.4 has a little problem, that can crash 
it. A DoS is produced when join to chanel that contains a long topic 
with "\x1b\x5b\x30\x6d\x0d\x0a" at the end, or when youre on a chanel 
and someone change topic to it.


3. Patch:

       Irssi developers has been warned, and 0.8.5 will be released early.