Debian: DSA-3836-1 Critical: Weechat Buffer Overflow Denial-Of-Service
debian
April 27, 2017
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...
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Summary
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/
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Package: weechat
CVE ID: CVE-2017-8073
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