CVE-2020-8955
critical
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
9.5
Description
irc_mode_channel_update in plugins/irc/irc-mode.c in WeeChat through 2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed IRC message 324 (channel mode).
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-8955
Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-202002-12
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 2.7.1-1 | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.7.1-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.7.1-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.7.1-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.7.1-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.7.1-1 |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.