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Debian LTS: Security Advisory for weechat (DLA-2770-1)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'weechat' package(s) announced via the DLA-2770-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
Several vulnerabilities were fixed in the chat client WeeChat. CVE-2020-8955 A crafted irc message 324 (channel mode) could result in a crash. CVE-2020-9759 A crafted irc message 352 (who) could result in a crash. CVE-2020-9760 A crafted irc message 005 (setting a new mode for a nick) could result in a crash. CVE-2021-40516 A crafted WebSocket frame could result in a crash in the Relay plugin.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'weechat' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 1.6-1+deb9u3. We recommend that you upgrade your weechat packages.