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High
CVE-2012-5854
Heap-based buffer overflow in WeeChat 0.3.6 through 0.3.9 allows remote...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://osvdb.org/87279
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56482
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092536.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51377
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00018.html
- https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?37704
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/12/2
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0330
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00087.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092228.html
- http://weechat.org/security/
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:136
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092490.html
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Vulnerable Versions:
0.3.6, 0.3.7, 0.3.8, 0.3.9
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 19th, 2012
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.