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critical9.8

CVE-2020-8955

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 …

Impact

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).

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
WeechatWeechat
from 0.3.8 through 2.7
FedoraprojectFedora
Versions 30, 31, 32
OpensuseBackports Sle
Version 15.0
OpensuseLeap
Version 15.1
DebianDebian Linux
Versions 8.0, 9.0

Weakness classification

References