CVE-2017-14727
logger.c in the logger plugin in WeeChat before 1.9.1 allows a crash via strftime date/time specifiers, because a buffer is not initialized.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.84%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
logger.c in the logger plugin in WeeChat before 1.9.1 allows a crash via strftime date/time specifiers, because a buffer is not initialized.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.84% probability · 87th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- weechat/logger
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.8% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101003Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/weechat/weechat/commit/f105c6f0b56fb5687b2d2aedf37cb1d1b434d556Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://weechat.org/download/security/Vendor Advisory
- https://weechat.org/news/98/20170923-Version-1.9.1-security-release/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101003Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/weechat/weechat/commit/f105c6f0b56fb5687b2d2aedf37cb1d1b434d556Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://weechat.org/download/security/Vendor Advisory
- https://weechat.org/news/98/20170923-Version-1.9.1-security-release/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.