CVE-2012-5854

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-5854
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-11-19 12:10:54 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionHeap-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Flashtux Weechat 0.3.6 All All All
Application Flashtux Weechat 0.3.7 All All All
Application Flashtux Weechat 0.3.8 All All All
Application Flashtux Weechat 0.3.9 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2013:136 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2013:0150-1: important: weechat af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 16 Update: weechat-0.3.8-3.fc16 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
openSUSE-SU-2012:1580-1: moderate: weechat af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
osvdb.org/87279 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: weechat-0.3.8-3.fc17 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
WeeChat :: security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 weechat.org Vendor Advisory
Security Advisory SA51377 - SUSE update for weechat - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
WeeChat Color Decoding Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 18 Update: weechat-0.3.8-3.fc18 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0330 - Mageia wiki af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wiki.mageia.org
WeeChat - Bugs: bug #37704, Crash or freeze when decoding IRC... [Savannah] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 savannah.nongnu.org
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- WeeChat (prior to 0.3.9.1): Heap-based buffer overflow when decoding IRC colors in strings af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
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