CVE-2020-9760
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.1%
Description
An issue was discovered in WeeChat before 2.7.1 (0.3.4 to 2.7 are affected). When a new IRC message 005 is received with longer nick prefixes, a buffer overflow and possibly a crash can happen when a new mode is set for a nick.
How to fix CVE-2020-9760
To remediate CVE-2020-9760, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/weechat—upgrade to 2.7.1-1 or later
Is CVE-2020-9760 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.7.1-1
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 |