CVE-2012-5854

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Heap-based buffer overflow in WeeChat 0.3.6 through 0.3.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.0661

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EPSS percentile: top 9% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
CVSS base score ≥ 7.0

Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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Affected Products & Versions

flashtux weechatall versions

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Scoring & Timeline

7.5

HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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v2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Published to NVD19 Nov 2012 · 12:10 PM

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

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

http://osvdb.org/87279

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http://secunia.com/advisories/51377

http://weechat.org/security/Vendor Advisory

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:136

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/12/2

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56482

https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?37704

https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0330

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