CVE-2009-0661

WeeChat 0.2.6 - Denial of Service via Crafted IRC PRIVMSG Color Codes

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat (WeeChat) 0.2.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an IRC PRIVMSG command containing crafted color codes that trigger an out-of-bounds read.

References (11)

Core 11
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php?25862
Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34148
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://weechat.flashtux.org/
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/34304
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/52763
Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0758
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=519940
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1744
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49295
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/34328
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/17/8

Scores

EPSS 0.0311
EPSS Percentile 86.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
flashtux/weechat 0.2.6
Published Mar 19, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026