CVE-2012-5854

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.61% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory weechat.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://osvdb.org/87279 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56482 vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092536.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51377 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00018.html vendor advisory
https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?37704
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/12/2 mailing list
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0330
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00087.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092228.html vendor advisory
http://weechat.org/security/ vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:136 vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092490.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5854?
CVE-2012-5854 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-5854?
To fix CVE-2012-5854, 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-2012-5854 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-5854 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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