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CVE-2020-9760 (GCVE-0-2020-9760)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-03-23 15:39 – Updated: 2024-08-04 10:43
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Summary
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.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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