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Ubuntu: USN-5258-1 (CVE-2020-9760): WeeChat vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: USN-5258-1 (CVE-2020-9760): WeeChat vulnerabilities

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/23/2020
Created
03/29/2023
Added
03/22/2023
Modified
11/15/2024

Description

An issue was discovered in WeeChat before 2.7.1 (0.3.4 to 2.7 are affected). When a new IRC message 005 is received with longer nick prefixes, a buffer overflow and possibly a crash can happen when a new mode is set for a nick.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-pro-upgrade-weechat
  • ubuntu-pro-upgrade-weechat-core
  • ubuntu-pro-upgrade-weechat-curses
  • ubuntu-pro-upgrade-weechat-plugins

References

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