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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201405-03
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: WeeChat: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: May 03, 2014
Bugs: #442600
ID: 201405-03
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Synopsis
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Two vulnerabilities have been found in WeeChat, the worst of which may
allow execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat (WeeChat) is a light and extensible
console IRC client.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-irc/weechat < 0.3.9.2 >= 0.3.9.2
Description
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Two vulnerabilities have been discovered in WeeChat:
* The hook_process() function does not properly handle shell expansions
(CVE-2012-5534).
* WeeChat does not properly decode colors which could cause a
heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-2012-5854).
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted
script or send messages with specially crafted colors, possibly
resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the
process, or a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All WeeChat users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=net-irc/weechat-0.3.9.2”
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2012-5534
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-5534
[ 2 ] CVE-2012-5854
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-5854
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201405-03.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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