Buffer overflow in WeeChat - CVE-2017-8073
Published: March 15, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11097
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8073
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: WeeChat.org
Affected software:
WeeChat
WeeChat
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
The weakness exists due to buffer overflow. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted filename via DCC and cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-8073
Update to version 1.7.1 or 1.7-3.