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CVE-2012-0828

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 21, 2020 at 05:20 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:38 PM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsGtkXchatXchat Wdk

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Xchat-WDK before 1499-4 (2012-01-18) xchat 2.8.6 on Maemo architecture could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (xchat client crash) or execute arbitrary code via a UTF-8 line from server containing characters outside of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP).

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Gtk· Gnome
95%
2.10.42.14.72.18.92.24.7
Xchat Wdk· Xchat Wdk
95%
v < 1499-4
Affected range stops below 1499-4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Xchat· Xchat
95%
v < 2.8.62.8.6 on Maemo architecture
Affected range stops below 2.8.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (4)

x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/01/9
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-0828
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-0828
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-0828

CVSS

9.8CRITICAL[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787

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