#VU101837 Integer overflow in WeeChat - CVE-2024-46613
Published: December 18, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU101837
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-46613
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
WeeChat
WeeChat
Software vendor:
WeeChat.org
WeeChat.org
Description
The vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow when looping over items in a list within the string_free_split_shared(), string_free_split(), string_free_split_command(), and string_free_split_tags() functions in core/core-string.c. An attacker with physical access to the system can trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.