CVE-2009-0661

MEDIUM 5.0CVE-2009-0661 · Published 19/03/2009 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2009-0661 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability affecting weechat (flashtux).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 3.1%, higher than 87.8% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
weechat flashtux	`= 0.2.6`	No fix yet

Description

Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat (WeeChat) 0.2.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an IRC PRIVMSG command containing crafted color codes that trigger an out-of-bounds read.

References

bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
osvdb.org/52763
savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php
secunia.com/advisories/34304 · Vendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/34328 · Vendor Advisory
weechat.flashtux.org · Vendor Advisory
debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1744
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/17/8
securityfocus.com/bid/34148 · Patch
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0758 · Patch
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49295

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