CVE-2009-0661
Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat (WeeChat) 0.2.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...
Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat (WeeChat) 0.2.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an IRC PRIVMSG command containing crafted color codes that trigger an out-of-bounds read.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat (WeeChat) 0.2.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an IRC PRIVMSG command containing crafted color codes that trigger an out-of-bounds read.
- Record
CVE-2009-0661- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat (WeeChat) 0.2.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an IRC PRIVMSG command containing crafted color codes that trigger an out-of-bounds read.
- Record
CVE-2009-0661- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-0664 No score
Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat (WeeChat) 0.2.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an IRC PRIVMSG command containing crafted color codes that trigger an out-of-bounds read.
- Record
EUVD-2009-0664- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x574-mhvf-59h5 No score
Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat (WeeChat) 0.2.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...
Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat (WeeChat) 0.2.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an IRC PRIVMSG command containing crafted color codes that trigger an out-of-bounds read.
- Record
GHSA-x574-mhvf-59h5- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat (WeeChat) 0.2.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an IRC PRIVMSG command containing crafted color codes that trigger an out-of-bounds read.
- Record
CVE-2009-0661- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2009-0661 No score
Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat (WeeChat) 0.2.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an IRC PRIVMSG command containing crafted color codes that trigger an out-of-bounds read.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0661- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-0661 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Flashtux Weechat, published March 18, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.10%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in weechat 0.2.6.1-1.
References
savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php?25862
securityfocus.com/bid/34148
secunia.com/advisories/34304
weechat.flashtux.org
osvdb.org/52763
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0758
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bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=519940
debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1744
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49295
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/17/8
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0661
github.com/advisories/GHSA-x574-mhvf-59h5
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-0661