CVE-2024-46613
WeeChat before 4.4.2 has an integer overflow and resultant buffer overflow at core/core-string.c...
WeeChat before 4.4.2 has an integer overflow and resultant buffer overflow at core/core-string.c when there are more than two billion items in a list. This affects string_free_split_shared , string_free_split, string_free_split_command, and string_free_split_tags.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
WeeChat before 4.4.2 has an integer overflow and resultant buffer overflow at core/core-string.c when there are more than two billion items in a list. This affects string_free_split_shared , string_free_split, string_free_split_command, and string_free_split_tags.
- Record
CVE-2024-46613- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
WeeChat before 4.4.2 has an integer overflow and resultant buffer overflow at core/core-string.c when there are more than two billion items in a list. This affects string_free_split_shared , string_free_split, string_free_split_command, and string_free_split_tags.
- Record
CVE-2024-46613- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-41915
WeeChat before 4.4.2 has an integer overflow and resultant buffer overflow at core/core-string.c when there are more than two billion items in a list. This affects string_free_split_shared , string_free_split, string_free_split_command, and string_free_split_tags.
- Record
EUVD-2024-41915- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q743-h9vw-38hv
WeeChat before 4.4.2 has an integer overflow and resultant buffer overflow at core/core-string.c...
WeeChat before 4.4.2 has an integer overflow and resultant buffer overflow at core/core-string.c when there are more than two billion items in a list. This affects string_free_split_shared , string_free_split, string_free_split_command, and string_free_split_tags.
- Record
GHSA-q743-h9vw-38hv- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
WeeChat before 4.4.2 has an integer overflow and resultant buffer overflow at core/core-string.c when there are more than two billion items in a list. This affects string_free_split_shared , string_free_split, string_free_split_command, and string_free_split_tags.
- Record
CVE-2024-46613- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2024-46613
WeeChat before 4.4.2 has an integer overflow and resultant buffer overflow at core/core-string.c when there are more than two billion items in a list. This affects string_free_split_shared , string_free_split, string_free_split_command, and string_free_split_tags.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-46613- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-46613
WeeChat before 4.4.2 has an integer overflow and resultant buffer overflow at core/core-string.c when there are more than two billion items in a list. This affects string_free_split_shared , string_free_split, string_free_split_command, and string_free_split_tags.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-46613- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:14734-1 No score
weechat-4.5.1-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the weechat-4.5.1-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2025:14734-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
weechatDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.8-14.0.1-14.0.2-14.0.5-14.1.1-1 Show 15 moreShow less4.10.0-14.3.1-14.4.2-14.4.3-14.4.3-1~bpo12+14.5.1-14.6.1-14.6.3-14.6.3-1~bpo12+14.7.2-14.8.1-14.9.0-14.9.3-14.9.4-14.9.5-1 |
None known |
weechatDebian:13 |
before 4.4.2-1 | 4.4.2-1 |
weechatDebian:14 |
before 4.4.2-1 | 4.4.2-1 |
weechatUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3-11.3-1build11.4-11.4-1build11.4-1build21.4-21.4-2ubuntu0.11.4-2ubuntu0.1+esm1 |
None known |
weechatUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.9.1-11.9.1-1build11.9.1-1ubuntu11.9.1-1ubuntu1+esm1 |
None known |
weechatUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.6-22.6-2build12.6-2build22.6-2ubuntu12.6-2ubuntu22.8-12.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
weechatUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.3-13.3-1ubuntu13.4-23.4-2build13.4-2build23.4.1-13.5-1 |
None known |
weechatUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.0.5-14.1.1-14.1.1-1build24.1.1-1build34.1.1-1build64.1.1-1build7 |
None known |
weechatopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 4.5.1-1.1 | 4.5.1-1.1 |
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-2024-46613 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Weechat, published November 10, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.48%, the 41st percentile. Fixed in weechat 4.4.2-1.
References
weechat.org/doc/weechat/security/WSA-2024-1
github.com/weechat/weechat/issues/2178
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-46613
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-46613
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ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-46613
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-46613
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-46613