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Debian 8: DLA-2157-1 Critical: Weechat Buffer Overflow Risk

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Calendar Grey March 24, 2020
Scroller Debian Lts
Enhance weechat to rectify critical crafted message vulnerabilities resulting in buffer overflow and potential service disruption.
Several issues have been found in weechat, a fast, light and extensible chat client
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Summary


For Debian 8 "Jessie", these problems have been fixed in version
1.0.1-1+deb8u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your weechat packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS



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Package: weechat
Version: 1.0.1-1+deb8u3
CVE ID: CVE-2020-8955 CVE-2020-9759 CVE-2020-9760

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