Security
Security
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in WeeChat, the worst of which could allow remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition.
| Package | net-irc/weechat on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 2.7.1 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 2.7.1 |
Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat (WeeChat) is a light and extensible console IRC client.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in WeeChat. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
A remote attacker, by sending a specially crafted IRC message, could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All WeeChat users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-irc/weechat-2.7.1"