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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-8073

WeeChat before 1.7.1 allows a remote crash by sending a filename via DCC to the IRC plugin.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.11%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.11%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

WeeChat before 1.7.1 allows a remote crash by sending a filename via DCC to the IRC plugin. This occurs in the irc_ctcp_dcc_filename_without_quotes function during quote removal, with a buffer overflow.

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
3.11% probability · 87th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
weechat/weechat · debian/debian linux
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.