CVE-2012-0828
Heap-based buffer overflow in Xchat-WDK before 1499-4 (2012-01-18) xchat 2.8.6 on Maemo architecture could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (xchat client crash) or execute arbitrary code via a UTF-8 line from server containing…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.28%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Xchat-WDK before 1499-4 (2012-01-18) xchat 2.8.6 on Maemo architecture could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (xchat client crash) or execute arbitrary code via a UTF-8 line from server containing characters outside of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP).
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.28% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- gnome/gtk · xchat/xchat · xchat-wdk/xchat-wdk
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/01/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-0828Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-0828Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-0828Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/01/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-0828Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-0828Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-0828Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.