CVE-2009-0661

Description

Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat (WeeChat) 0.2.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an IRC PRIVMSG command containing crafted color codes that trigger an out-of-bounds read.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.98% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory flashtux.org Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php?25862
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34148 vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/34304 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://weechat.flashtux.org/ vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/52763 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0758 vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=519940
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1744 vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49295 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/34328 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/17/8 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0661?
CVE-2009-0661 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0661?
To fix CVE-2009-0661, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-0661 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-0661 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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