---------------------------------------------------------------------- The final version of the CSI 6.0 has been released. Find out why this is not just another Patch Management solution: http://secunia.com/blog/325/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: WeeChat IRC Color Decoding Buffer Overflow Vulnerability SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA51231 VERIFY ADVISORY: Secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/51231/ Customer Area (Credentials Required) https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=51231 RELEASE DATE: 2012-11-12 DISCUSS ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/51231/#comments AVAILABLE ON SITE AND IN CUSTOMER AREA: * Last Update * Popularity * Comments * Criticality Level * Impact * Where * Solution Status * Operating System / Software * CVE Reference(s) http://secunia.com/advisories/51231/ ONLY AVAILABLE IN CUSTOMER AREA: * Authentication Level * Report Reliability * Secunia PoC * Secunia Analysis * Systems Affected * Approve Distribution * Remediation Status * Secunia CVSS Score * CVSS https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=51231 ONLY AVAILABLE WITH SECUNIA CSI AND SECUNIA PSI: * AUTOMATED SCANNING http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/ http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/corporate/wsus_sccm_3rd_third_party_patching/ DESCRIPTION: A vulnerability has been reported in WeeChat, which can be exploited by malicious people to potentially compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to an error when decoding IRC color strings in src/plugins/irc/irc-color.c and can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow. Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code. The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 0.3.9.1. SOLUTION: Update to version 0.3.9.1. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Reported by Sebastien Helleu via a bug report. ORIGINAL ADVISORY: https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?37704 http://weechat.org/security/ OTHER REFERENCES: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/ DEEP LINKS: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/ EXTENDED DESCRIPTION: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/ EXTENDED SOLUTION: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/ EXPLOIT: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help private users keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/advisories/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/advisories/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------