Risk | High |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2020-8955 |
CWE-ID | CWE-119 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Opensuse Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU25599
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8955
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing IRC messages in irc_mode_channel_update() function in plugins/irc/irc-mode.c in WeeChat. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted IRC message 324 (channel mode), trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
Opensuse: 15.1
SUSE Linux: 15
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00032.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.