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Gentoo: GLSA-202003-51 Low Severity: WeeChat Denial Of Service Risks

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Calendar Grey March 25, 2020
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Several security flaws found in WeeChat may allow attackers to execute remote denial-of-service attacks. Upgrade to version 2.7.1 without delay to ensure protection.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in WeeChat, the worst of which could allow remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in WeeChat. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo remote attack low severity Denial of Service multiple vulnerabilities WeeChat

Resolution

All WeeChat users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-irc/weechat-2.7.1"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2020-8955 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8955 [ 2 ] CVE-2020-9759 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9759 [ 3 ] CVE-2020-9760 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9760

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-51
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

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Severity: Low
Title: WeeChat: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: March 25, 2020
Bugs: #709452, #714086
ID: 202003-51

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo remote attack low severity Denial of Service multiple vulnerabilities WeeChat

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in WeeChat, the worst of which could allow remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition.

Background

Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat (WeeChat) is a light and extensible console IRC client.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-irc/weechat < 2.7.1 >= 2.7.1

Impact

===== A remote attacker, by sending a specially crafted IRC message, could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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