CVE-2017-14727: weechat logger

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-14727 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in weechat logger. EPSS estimates a 2.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 23-09-2017
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

logger.c in the logger plugin in WeeChat before 1.9.1 allows a crash via strftime date/time specifiers, because a buffer is not initialized.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.