CVE-2021-40516

weechat: WeeChat before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted WebSocket frame that...

CVE-2021-40516 is fixed in 12 products on 1 platform, first by weechat 1.9.1-1ubuntu1+esm1, released September 5, 2021. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
n/a
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0159
75th percentile

WeeChat before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted WebSocket frame that trigger an out-of-bounds read in plugins/relay/relay-websocket.c in the Relay plugin.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
weechat · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.9.1-1ubuntu1+esm1 weechat 1.9.1-1ubuntu1+esm1 Sep 5, 2021
weechat · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 weechat 2.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Sep 5, 2021
weechat-core · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.9.1-1ubuntu1+esm1 weechat-core 1.9.1-1ubuntu1+esm1 Sep 5, 2021
weechat-core · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 weechat-core 2.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Sep 5, 2021
weechat-curses · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.9.1-1ubuntu1+esm1 weechat-curses 1.9.1-1ubuntu1+esm1 Sep 5, 2021
weechat-curses · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 weechat-curses 2.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Sep 5, 2021
weechat-guile · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 weechat-guile 2.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Sep 5, 2021
weechat-headless · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 weechat-headless 2.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Sep 5, 2021
weechat-lua · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 weechat-lua 2.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Sep 5, 2021
weechat-perl · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 weechat-perl 2.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Sep 5, 2021
weechat-php · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 weechat-php 2.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Sep 5, 2021
weechat-plugins · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.9.1-1ubuntu1+esm1 weechat-plugins 1.9.1-1ubuntu1+esm1 Sep 5, 2021
weechat-plugins · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 weechat-plugins 2.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Sep 5, 2021
weechat-python · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 weechat-python 2.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Sep 5, 2021
weechat-ruby · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 weechat-ruby 2.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Sep 5, 2021
weechat-tcl · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 weechat-tcl 2.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Sep 5, 2021

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