CVE-2020-8955
weechat - security update
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 9.7%
Description
irc_mode_channel_update in plugins/irc/irc-mode.c in WeeChat through 2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed IRC message 324 (channel mode).
How to fix CVE-2020-8955
To remediate CVE-2020-8955, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/weechat—upgrade to 2.7.1-1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.0.1-1+deb8u3 or later
- —upgrade to 1.6-1+deb9u3 or later
Is CVE-2020-8955 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 9.7%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 2.7.1-1
- from 0, < 1.0.1-1+deb8u3
- from 0, < 1.6-1+deb9u3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |