PT-2012-6152 · Weechat+1 · Weechat+1

Flashcode + 1 · Published 2012-11-19 · Updated 2014-02-07 · CVE-2012-5854

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WeeChat versions 0.3.6 through 0.3.9

Description The issue is related to a heap-based buffer overflow that can be triggered by remote attackers sending crafted IRC colors that are not properly decoded, potentially leading to a denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code.

Recommendations For WeeChat versions 0.3.6 through 0.3.9, update to a version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-5854

OPENSUSE-SU-2013_0150-1

Affected Products

Suse

Weechat

References · 22

• http://weechat.org/security · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00018.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092536.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092490.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5854 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092228.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:136 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5854 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-5854 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00087.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5854 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/51377 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/56482 · Note
• https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?37704 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/12/2 · Note