Out-of-Bounds Affecting weechat package, versions <1.7-2ubuntu0.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.88% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1704-WEECHAT-314633
  • published23 Apr 2017
  • disclosed23 Apr 2017

Introduced: 23 Apr 2017

CVE-2017-8073  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:17.04 weechat to version 1.7-2ubuntu0.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream weechat package and not the weechat package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:17.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.