High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 23, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-8073
CVE-2017-8073
Description
WeeChat before 1.7.1 allows a remote crash by sending a filename via DCC to the IRC plugin. This occurs in the irc_ctcp_dcc_filename_without_quotes function during quote removal, with a buffer overflow.
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References
8- github.com/weechat/weechat/commit/2fb346f25f79e412cf0ed314fdf791763c19b70bnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- weechat.org/download/security/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3836nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97987nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- weechat.org/news/95/20170422-Version-1.7.1/nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4ASRTCQFFDAAK347URWNDH6NSED2BGNY/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ER23GT23US5JXDLUZAMGMWXKZ74MI4S2/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M3LAJTLI3LWZRNCFYJ7PCBBTHUMCCBHH/nvd
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