Vulnerability Intelligence Report
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 crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed IRC message 324 (channel mode).
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
9.8
CRITICAL
EPSS Probability:3.68%
Executive Threat Verdict
Evaluating...
Evaluating Threat Landscape...
Assessing known weaponization, exploitation telemetry, and federal advisories.
Attack Surface
—
Authentication
—
Weaponization
—
SSVC Action
—
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| weechat | weechat | all |
| fedoraproject | fedora | 30, 31, 32 |
| opensuse | backports_sle | 15.0 |
| opensuse | leap | 15.1 |
| debian | debian_linux | 8.0, 9.0 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
3.684%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2020-02-12T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2020-02-12T21:58:51 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-04T10:19:18 |
Community Chatter & Buzz