GLSA 202003-51: WeeChat: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity:low
Title:WeeChat: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:03/25/2020
Bugs: #709452, #714086
ID:202003-51

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in WeeChat, the worst of which could allow remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition.

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 < 2.7.1 >= 2.7.1 All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in WeeChat. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker, by sending a specially crafted IRC message, could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition.

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-2.7.1"
    

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202003-51.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License

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