- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3836-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso April 27, 2017 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : weechat CVE ID : CVE-2017-8073 Debian Bug : 861121 It was discovered that weechat, a fast and light chat client, is prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability in the IRC plugin, allowing a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service by sending a specially crafted filename via DCC. For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.1-1+deb8u1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1.7-3. 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: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Debian: DSA-3836-1: weechat security update
It was discovered that weechat, a fast and light chat client, is prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability in the IRC plugin, allowing a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service by sending a specially crafted filename via DCC.
