Upstream information
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in WeeChat 0.3.6 through 0.3.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted IRC colors that are not properly decoded.NVD CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Novell/SUSE information
Novell Bugzilla entry: 789146 SUSE Security Advisories:- openSUSE-SU-2012:1580-1, published Wed, 28 Nov 2012 12:08:34 +0100 (CET)
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0150-1, published Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:05:56 +0100 (CET)