CVE-2017-8073
WeeChat IRC Plugin Buffer Overflow
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.
INFO
Published Date :
April 23, 2017, 3:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 3:33 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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CVE-2017-8073 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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CVE-2017-8073 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4ASRTCQFFDAAK347URWNDH6NSED2BGNY/ [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ER23GT23US5JXDLUZAMGMWXKZ74MI4S2/ [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M3LAJTLI3LWZRNCFYJ7PCBBTHUMCCBHH/ [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ER23GT23US5JXDLUZAMGMWXKZ74MI4S2/ Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4ASRTCQFFDAAK347URWNDH6NSED2BGNY/ Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/M3LAJTLI3LWZRNCFYJ7PCBBTHUMCCBHH/ -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 30, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/M3LAJTLI3LWZRNCFYJ7PCBBTHUMCCBHH/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 16, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ER23GT23US5JXDLUZAMGMWXKZ74MI4S2/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4ASRTCQFFDAAK347URWNDH6NSED2BGNY/ [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 19, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3836 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3836 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/weechat/weechat/commit/2fb346f25f79e412cf0ed314fdf791763c19b70b Patch https://github.com/weechat/weechat/commit/2fb346f25f79e412cf0ed314fdf791763c19b70b Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://weechat.org/news/95/20170422-Version-1.7.1/ Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://weechat.org/news/95/20170422-Version-1.7.1/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.7 OR *cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.7.1 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 04, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3836 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 28, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97987 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97987 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://weechat.org/news/95/20170422-Version-1.7.1/ No Types Assigned https://weechat.org/news/95/20170422-Version-1.7.1/ Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/weechat/weechat/commit/2fb346f25f79e412cf0ed314fdf791763c19b70b No Types Assigned https://github.com/weechat/weechat/commit/2fb346f25f79e412cf0ed314fdf791763c19b70b Patch Changed Reference Type https://weechat.org/download/security/ No Types Assigned https://weechat.org/download/security/ Patch, Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-119 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 27, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97987 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-8073 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-8073
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
2.93 }} 0.24%
score
0.89303
percentile