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DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8955

irc_mode_channel_update in plugins/irc/irc-mode.c in WeeChat through 2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and app...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

irc_mode_channel_update in plugins/irc/irc-mode.c in WeeChat through 2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed IRC message 324 (channel mode).

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 weechat

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.7.1-1"}]}]

Debian:13 weechat

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.7.1-1"}]}]

Debian:14 weechat

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.7.1-1"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org