CVE-2017-14727

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Published Sep 23, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.8% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:weechat:logger:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:0.3.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:0.3.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:0.3.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:0.3.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:0.3.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:0.3.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:0.3.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:0.3.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:0.3.9.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:0.3.9.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:0.4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:0.4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:0.4.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:0.4.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:1.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:1.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:1.1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:1.1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:1.2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:1.3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:1.4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:1.5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:1.6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:1.7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:1.7.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:1.8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:1.9.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-1111-1	weechat security update
EUVD	EUVD-2017-6224	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.
Ubuntu USN	USN-5258-1	WeeChat vulnerabilities

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.8% (2.836% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101003
https://github.com/weechat/weechat/commit/f105c6f0b56fb5687b2d2aedf37cb1d1b434d556
https://weechat.org/download/security/
https://weechat.org/news/98/20170923-Version-1.9.1-security-release/

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Weechat Logger Weechat

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 7:34 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 23, 2017, 8:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 7:34 PM
Reserved: Sep 23, 2017, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:06 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 23, 2017, 8:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:06 AM

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