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CVE-2020-8955

Published: 12 February 2020

irc_mode_channel_update in plugins/irc/irc-mode.c in WeeChat through 2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed IRC message 324 (channel mode).

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
weechat
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (1.9.1-1ubuntu1+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro
eoan Ignored
(end of life)
focal Not vulnerable
(2.7.1-1)
groovy Ignored
(end of life)
hirsute Ignored
(end of life)
impish Ignored
(end of life)
jammy Not vulnerable
(2.7.1-1)
kinetic Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
lunar Not vulnerable
(2.7.1-1)
trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

xenial
Released (1.4-2ubuntu0.1+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.8
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H