CVE-2017-8073

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CVSS 3.0

7.5 high

EPSS

3%p87

Published

Apr 23, 2017 (Apr 23, 2017)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

WeeChat before 1.7.1 allows a remote crash by sending a filename via DCC to the IRC plugin. This occurs in the irc_ctcp_dcc_filename_without_quotes function during quote removal, with a buffer overflow.

Vendors: weechat debian
Products: weechat, debian linux
Weakness: CWE-119
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (3.1%)

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