| Name | CVE-2012-5854 |
| Description | Heap-based buffer overflow in WeeChat 0.3.6 through 0.3.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted IRC colors that are not properly decoded. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 693026 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| weechat (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1.0.1-1+deb8u4 | fixed |
| stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch | 1.6-1+deb9u3 | fixed |
| buster | 2.3-1+deb10u1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 3.0-1+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 3.8-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 4.4.3-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| weechat | source | squeeze | (not affected) | | | |
| weechat | source | wheezy | 0.3.8-1+deb7u1 | | | |
| weechat | source | (unstable) | 0.3.9.1-1 | | | 693026 |
Notes
[squeeze] - weechat <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)