vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2017-8073): weechat vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Apr 23, 2017 | Nov 19, 2024 | May 27, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Apr 23, 2017
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
May 27, 2025
Description
WeeChat before 1.7.1 allows a remote crash by sending a filename via DCC to the IRC plugin. This occurs in the irc_ctcp_dcc_filename_without_quotes function during quote removal, with a buffer overflow.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-weechat
References
- CVE-2017-8073
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-8073
- DEBIAN-DSA-3836
- URL-https://github.com/weechat/weechat/commit/2fb346f25f79e412cf0ed314fdf791763c19b70b
- URL-https://weechat.org/download/security/
- URL-https://weechat.org/news/95/20170422-Version-1.7.1/
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8073
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