CVE-2012-0828
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CVE-2012-0828 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Heap-based buffer overflow in Xchat-WDK before 1499-4 (2012-01-18) xchat 2.8.6 on Maemo architecture could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (xchat client crash) or execute arbitrary code via a UTF-8 line from server containing characters outside of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP).. EPSS estimates a 4.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Xchat-WDK before 1499-4 (2012-01-18) xchat 2.8.6 on Maemo architecture could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (xchat client crash) or execute arbitrary code via a UTF-8 line from server containing characters outside of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP).
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gnome | Gtk | 2.10.4 |
| Gnome | Gtk | 2.14.7 |
| Gnome | Gtk | 2.18.9 |
| Gnome | Gtk | 2.24.7 |
| Xchat | Xchat | < 2.8.6 |
| Xchat-Wdk | Xchat-Wdk | < 1499-4 |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/01/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-0828Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-0828Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-0828Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/01/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-0828Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-0828Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-0828Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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