CVE-2012-5854
high
CVSS v3
—
CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
7.5
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in WeeChat 0.3.6 through 0.3.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted IRC colors that are not properly decoded.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5854
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://weechat.org/security/
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0.3.9.1-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0.3.9.1-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0.3.9.1-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0.3.9.1-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0.3.9.1-1 |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092228.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092490.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092536.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00018.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00087.html
- http://osvdb.org/87279
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51377
- http://weechat.org/security/
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:136
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/12/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56482
- https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?37704
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0330
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5854
CWEs
CWE-119
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.