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CVE-2017-8073 WeeChat before 1.7.1 allows a remote crash by sending a filename via DCC to the IRC plugin. This occurs in the irc_ctcp_dcc_filename_without_quotes function during quote removal, with a buffer overflo...

HighCVSS 7.5 EPSS 3.1%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

Description

WeeChat before 1.7.1 allows a remote crash by sending a filename via DCC to the IRC plugin. This occurs in the irc_ctcp_dcc_filename_without_quotes function during quote removal, with a buffer overflow.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
debian/weechat(Debian:12) < 1.7-3 1.7-3
debian/weechat(Debian:13) < 1.7-3 1.7-3
debian/weechat(Debian:14) < 1.7-3 1.7-3
weechat < 1.7.1 1.7.1
debian linux = 8.0 No fix listed
alpine/weechat(Alpine:v3.10) < 1.7.1-r0 1.7.1-r0
alpine/weechat(Alpine:v3.11) < 1.7.1-r0 1.7.1-r0
alpine/weechat(Alpine:v3.12) < 1.7.1-r0 1.7.1-r0
alpine/weechat(Alpine:v3.13) < 1.7.1-r0 1.7.1-r0
alpine/weechat(Alpine:v3.14) < 1.7.1-r0 1.7.1-r0
alpine/weechat(Alpine:v3.15) < 1.7.1-r0 1.7.1-r0
alpine/weechat(Alpine:v3.16) < 1.7.1-r0 1.7.1-r0
alpine/weechat(Alpine:v3.17) < 1.7.1-r0 1.7.1-r0
alpine/weechat(Alpine:v3.18) < 1.7.1-r0 1.7.1-r0
alpine/weechat(Alpine:v3.19) < 1.7.1-r0 1.7.1-r0
alpine/weechat(Alpine:v3.2) < 1.2-r1 1.2-r1
alpine/weechat(Alpine:v3.20) < 1.7.1-r0 1.7.1-r0
alpine/weechat(Alpine:v3.21) < 1.7.1-r0 1.7.1-r0
alpine/weechat(Alpine:v3.22) < 1.7.1-r0 1.7.1-r0
alpine/weechat(Alpine:v3.23) < 1.7.1-r0 1.7.1-r0
alpine/weechat(Alpine:v3.24) < 1.7.1-r0 1.7.1-r0
alpine/weechat(Alpine:v3.3) < 1.3-r4 1.3-r4
alpine/weechat(Alpine:v3.4) < 1.5-r2 1.5-r2
alpine/weechat(Alpine:v3.5) < 1.6.0-r1 1.6.0-r1
alpine/weechat(Alpine:v3.6) < 1.7.1-r0 1.7.1-r0
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ProductAffected versionsFixed in
alpine/weechat(Alpine:v3.7) < 1.7.1-r0 1.7.1-r0
alpine/weechat(Alpine:v3.8) < 1.7.1-r0 1.7.1-r0
alpine/weechat(Alpine:v3.9) < 1.7.1-r0 1.7.1-r0

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