High severity · published Sep 23, 2017
CVE-2017-14727
logger.c in the logger plugin in WeeChat before 1.9.1 allows a crash via strftime date/time specifiers, because a buffer is not initialized
7.5
CVSS
2.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
logger.c in the logger plugin in WeeChat before 1.9.1 allows a crash via strftime date/time specifiers, because a buffer is not initialized.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.8% · higher than 87% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LO
Logger · Weechat
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14727
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14727
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101003
Patch
https://github.com/weechat/weechat/commit/f105c6f0b56fb5687b2d2aedf37cb1d1b434d556
Vendor Advisory
https://weechat.org/download/security/
Release Notes
https://weechat.org/news/98/20170923-Version-1.9.1-security-release/