CVE-2009-0661 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat (WeeChat) version 0.2.6, specifically affecting the flashtux weechat product. A remote attacker can trigger a denial of service (crash) by sending an IRC PRIVMSG command containing specially crafted color codes. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:flashtux:weechat:0.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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