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.
Published: 2017-04-23
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 1.6% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-919-1 weechat security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3836-1 weechat security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-17036 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.
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Debian Debian Linux
Weechat Weechat
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T16:27:21.389Z

Reserved: 2017-04-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-8073

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-04-23T15:59:00.200

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-8073

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