CVE-2017-8073
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
denial of service in weechat
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 1.7.1-1 | |
| debian | 8.0 | affected | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.7-3 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.7-3 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.7-3 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.7-3 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.7-3 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| weechat | weechat | {"endExcluding":"1.7.1"} | 1.7.1 |
References
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201704-7
- 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%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/
- https://weechat.org/news/95/20170422-Version-1.7.1/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-8073
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.