SB2017043005 - Fedora 25 update for weechat



SB2017043005 - Fedora 25 update for weechat

Published: April 30, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2017043005
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8073)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to buffer overflow. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted filename via DCC and cause the service to crash.

2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0873)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

A denial of service vulnerability in the Android media framework (libmpeg2). Product: Android. Versions: 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0. Android ID A-63316255.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.