VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-5854
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.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 5.54%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.54%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 5.54% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- flashtux/weechat
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
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/Vendor Advisory
- 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
- 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/Vendor Advisory
- 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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.