WeeChat before 1.7.1 allows a remote crash by sending a filename via DCC to the IRC plugin
Published Apr 23, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.11%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 8.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.11% (0.03107) | 87.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.11% (0.03107) | 86.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 3, 2026 | 1.88% (0.01882) | 83.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 17, 2026 | 0.88% (0.00878) | 75.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.57% (0.02568) | 75.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.13% (0.01133) | 76.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 1.88% (0.01884) | 88.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 2.93% (0.02930) | 89.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 88.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 61.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 19, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 60.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 58.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 35.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.86% (0.01865) | 48.06th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.86% (0.01865) | 47.54th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.86% (0.01865) | 76.13th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.86% (0.01865) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3836 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97987 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/weechat/weechat/commit/2fb346f25f79e412cf0ed314fdf791763c19b70b x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4ASRTCQFFDAAK347URWNDH6NSED2BGNY/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ER23GT23US5JXDLUZAMGMWXKZ74MI4S2/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M3LAJTLI3LWZRNCFYJ7PCBBTHUMCCBHH/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://weechat.org/download/security/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://weechat.org/news/95/20170422-Version-1.7.1/ x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Change history (0)
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