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Debian DSA-2598-1: Weechat Remote Threats Security Update

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Calendar Grey January 5, 2013
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Debian update resolves two vulnerabilities in Weechat, tackling risks related to unauthorized access and incorrect validation flaws.
Two security issues have been discovered in Weechat a, fast, light and extensible chat client: CVE-2011-1428

Summary

Two security issues have been discovered in Weechat a, fast, light and
extensible chat client:

CVE-2011-1428

X.509 certificates were incorrectly validated.

CVE-2012-5534

The hook_process function in the plugin API allowed the execution
of arbitrary shell commands.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), these problems have been fixed in
version 0.3.2-1+squeeze1.

For the testing distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in
version 0.3.8-1+deb7u1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in
version 0.3.9.2-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your weechat packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: weechat
CVE ID: CVE-2011-1428 CVE-2012-5534

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