CVE-2017-8073
CVSS V2 Medium 5
CVSS V3 High 7.5
Description
WeeChat before 1.7.1 allows a remote crash by sending a filename via DCC to the IRC plugin. This occurs in the irc_ctcp_dcc_filename_without_quotes function during quote removal, with a buffer overflow.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-8073
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2017-04-23T15:59:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2020-03-16T17:15:15
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 1.7.1 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 5
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://weechat.org/news/95/20170422-Version-1.7.1/ | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://weechat.org/download/security/ | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/weechat/weechat/commit/2fb346f25f79e412cf0ed314fdf791763c19b70b | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97987 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3836 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ER23GT23US5JXDLUZAMGMWXKZ74MI4S2/ | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4ASRTCQFFDAAK347URWNDH6NSED2BGNY/ | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M3LAJTLI3LWZRNCFYJ7PCBBTHUMCCBHH/ |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8073 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8073 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 16:47:15 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 16:10:30 | 2017-04-23T15:59Z | 2017-04-23T15:59:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 16:10:30 | 2020-03-16T17:15:15 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 16:10:30 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |