CVE-2017-8073: Buffer Overflow
First published: Sun Apr 23 2017(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| WeeChat WeeChat | <1.7.1 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =8.0 |
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Reference Links
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3836
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97987
- https://github.com/weechat/weechat/commit/2fb346f25f79e412cf0ed314fdf791763c19b70b
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4ASRTCQFFDAAK347URWNDH6NSED2BGNY/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ER23GT23US5JXDLUZAMGMWXKZ74MI4S2/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M3LAJTLI3LWZRNCFYJ7PCBBTHUMCCBHH/
- https://weechat.org/download/security/
- https://weechat.org/news/95/20170422-Version-1.7.1/
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