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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202003-51
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 Severity: Low
    Title: WeeChat: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: March 25, 2020
     Bugs: #709452, #714086
       ID: 202003-51

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in WeeChat, the worst of which
could allow remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition.

Background
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Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat (WeeChat) is a light and extensible
console IRC client.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  net-irc/weechat              < 2.7.1                    >= 2.7.1

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in WeeChat. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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A remote attacker, by sending a specially crafted IRC message, could
possibly cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All WeeChat users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-irc/weechat-2.7.1"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2020-8955
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8955
[ 2 ] CVE-2020-9759
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9759
[ 3 ] CVE-2020-9760
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9760

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-51

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5