SB2017092602 - Remote DoS in WeeChat
Published: September 26, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017092602
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14727)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the affected messaging client.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing Date/time conversion specifiers in logger.c file (logger plugin) during log file creation. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted message and crash the affected client.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.