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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
secur...@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
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