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 overflow.
References
Link Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3836 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97987 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/weechat/weechat/commit/2fb346f25f79e412cf0ed314fdf791763c19b70b Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4ASRTCQFFDAAK347URWNDH6NSED2BGNY/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ER23GT23US5JXDLUZAMGMWXKZ74MI4S2/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M3LAJTLI3LWZRNCFYJ7PCBBTHUMCCBHH/
https://weechat.org/download/security/ Patch Vendor Advisory
https://weechat.org/news/95/20170422-Version-1.7.1/ Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3836 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97987 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/weechat/weechat/commit/2fb346f25f79e412cf0ed314fdf791763c19b70b Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4ASRTCQFFDAAK347URWNDH6NSED2BGNY/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ER23GT23US5JXDLUZAMGMWXKZ74MI4S2/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M3LAJTLI3LWZRNCFYJ7PCBBTHUMCCBHH/
https://weechat.org/download/security/ Patch Vendor Advisory
https://weechat.org/news/95/20170422-Version-1.7.1/ Release Notes Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-04-23 15:59

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37


NVD link : CVE-2017-8073

Mitre link : CVE-2017-8073

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-8073


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Products Affected

debian

  • debian_linux

weechat

  • weechat
CWE
CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer