7.5high

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.

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.8%
percentile 87%
Public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.84% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/101003 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • weechat.org /download/security/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • github.com /weechat/weechat/commit/f105c6f0b56fb5687b2d2aedf37cb1d1b434d556 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • weechat.org /news/98/20170923-Version-1.9.1-security-release/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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