CVE-2012-5854
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Published: November 19, 2012 at 11:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:47 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWeechat
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 6%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in WeeChat 0.3.6 through 0.3.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted IRC colors that are not properly decoded.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092228.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092490.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092536.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00018.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00087.html
References (13)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092228.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092490.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092536.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00018.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00087.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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