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    CVE-2012-5854

    Heap-based buffer overflow in WeeChat 0.3.6 through 0.3.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted IRC colors that are not properly decoded.

    Published:Nov 19, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Nov 19, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.0661
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Flashtux
    Product
    Weechat

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    References

    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092228.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092490.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092536.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00018.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00087.html
    http://osvdb.org/87279
    http://secunia.com/advisories/51377
    http://weechat.org/security/
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:136
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/12/2
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56482
    https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?37704
    https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0330
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092228.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092490.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092536.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00018.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00087.html
    http://osvdb.org/87279
    http://secunia.com/advisories/51377
    http://weechat.org/security/
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:136
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/12/2
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56482
    https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?37704
    https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0330

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High