Vulnerability · Published Mar 23, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-9760
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the weechat package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.1% (higher than 82% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)2.1%top 18.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered in WeeChat before 2.7.1 (0.3.4 to 2.7 are affected). When a new IRC message 005 is received with longer nick prefixes, a buffer overflow and possibly a crash can happen when a new mode is set for a nick.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | weechat | 2.7.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-9760 |
| Debian:13 | weechat | 2.7.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-9760 |
| Debian:14 | weechat | 2.7.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-9760 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://weechat.org/doc/security/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/weechat/weechat/commit/40ccacb4330a64802b1f1e28ed9a6b6d3ca9197f x_refsource_MISC
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200324 [SECURITY] [DLA 2157-1] weechat security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- GLSA-202003-51 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- [debian-lts-announce] 20210930 [SECURITY] [DLA 2770-1] weechat security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST