CVE-2012-0828

xchat: Heap-based buffer overflow by processing UTF-8 line from server containing characters outside BMP

Published Feb 21, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 4.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Xchat-WDK before 1499-4 (2012-01-18) xchat 2.8.6 on Maemo architecture could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (xchat client crash) or execute arbitrary code via a UTF-8 line from server containing characters outside of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP).

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-0854 Heap-based buffer overflow in Xchat-WDK before 1499-4 (2012-01-18) xchat 2.8.6 on Maemo architecture could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (xchat client crash) or execute arbitrary code via a UTF-8 line from server containing characters outside of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP).
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 6:38 PM
Reserved
Jan 19, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 21, 2020, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:38 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jan 17, 2012, 12:00 AM