GLSA 200904-04: WeeChat: Denial of Service
| Severity: | normal |
| Title: | WeeChat: Denial of Service |
| Date: | 04/04/2009 |
| Bugs: | |
| ID: | 200904-04 |
Synopsis
A processing error in WeeChat might lead to a Denial of Service.Background
Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat (WeeChat) is a light and extensible console IRC client.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| net-irc/weechat | < 0.2.6.1 | >= 0.2.6.1 | All supported architectures |
Description
Sebastien Helleu reported an array out-of-bounds error in the colored message handling.
Impact
A remote attacker could send a specially crafted PRIVMSG command, possibly leading to a Denial of Service (application crash).
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All WeeChat users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-irc/weechat-0.2.6.1"
References
Availability
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License
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