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.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-919-1 | weechat security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3836-1 | weechat security update |
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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History
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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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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-04-23T15:59:00.200
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2017-8073
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DLA
Debian DSA
EUVD