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CVE-2017-14727

logger.c in the logger plugin in WeeChat before 1.9.1 allows a crash via strftime date/time...

7.5 HighFix available

logger.c in the logger plugin in WeeChat before 1.9.1 allows a crash via strftime date/time specifiers, because a buffer is not initialized.

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
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

2.84%Up 1.8 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

logger.c in the logger plugin in WeeChat before 1.9.1 allows a crash via strftime date/time specifiers, because a buffer is not initialized.

Record
CVE-2017-14727
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

logger.c in the logger plugin in WeeChat before 1.9.1 allows a crash via strftime date/time specifiers, because a buffer is not initialized.

Record
CVE-2017-14727
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-6224 No score

logger.c in the logger plugin in WeeChat before 1.9.1 allows a crash via strftime date/time specifiers, because a buffer is not initialized.

Record
EUVD-2017-6224
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ppv9-cgrm-wr3p 7.5

logger.c in the logger plugin in WeeChat before 1.9.1 allows a crash via strftime date/time...

logger.c in the logger plugin in WeeChat before 1.9.1 allows a crash via strftime date/time specifiers, because a buffer is not initialized.

Record
GHSA-ppv9-cgrm-wr3p
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2017-14727 7.5

logger.c in the logger plugin in WeeChat before 1.9.1 allows a crash via strftime date/time specifiers, because a buffer is not initialized.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2017-14727
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.5

logger.c in the logger plugin in WeeChat before 1.9.1 allows a crash via strftime date/time specifiers, because a buffer is not initialized.

Record
CVE-2017-14727
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-14727 7.5

logger.c in the logger plugin in WeeChat before 1.9.1 allows a crash via strftime date/time specifiers, because a buffer is not initialized.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-14727
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-14727 7.5

logger.c in the logger plugin in WeeChat before 1.9.1 allows a crash via strftime date/time specifiers, because a buffer is not initialized.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14727
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2017-0369 No score

Updated weechat packages fix security vulnerability

It was discovered that logger.c in the logger plugin in WeeChat before 1.9.1 allows a crash via strftime date/time specifiers, because a buffer is not initialized (CVE-2017-14727).

Record
MGASA-2017-0369
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11508-1 No score

weechat-3.2-1.3 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the weechat-3.2-1.3 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11508-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-5258-1 No score

weechat vulnerabilities

Stuart Nevans Locke discovered that WeeChat's relay plugin insecurely handled malformed websocket frames. A remote attacker in control of a server could possibly use this issue to cause denial of service in a client. (CVE-2021-40516)

Stuart Nevans Locke discovered that WeeChat insecurely handled certain IRC messages. A remote attacker in control of a server could possibly use this issue to cause denial of service in a client. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM and Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. (CVE-2020-9760)

Stuart Nevans Locke discovered that WeeChat insecurely handled certain IRC messages. A remote unauthenticated attacker could possibly use these issues to cause denial of service in a client. These issues only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM and Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. (CVE-2020-9759, CVE-2020-8955)

Joseph Bisch discovered that WeeChat's logger incorrectly handled certain memory operations when handling log file names. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause denial of service in a client. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2017-14727)

Record
USN-5258-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
weechat
Alpine:v3.5
before 1.6.0-r2
1.6.0-r2
weechat
Alpine:v3.6
before 1.7.1-r2
1.7.1-r2
weechat
Alpine:v3.7
before 1.9.1-r0
1.9.1-r0
weechat
Alpine:v3.8
before 1.9.1-r0
1.9.1-r0
weechat
Alpine:v3.9
before 1.9.1-r0
1.9.1-r0
weechat
Debian:12
before 1.9.1-1
1.9.1-1
weechat
Debian:13
before 1.9.1-1
1.9.1-1
weechat
Debian:14
before 1.9.1-1
1.9.1-1
weechat
Debian:7
before 0.3.8-1+deb7u3, plus listed versions
0.3.8-1+deb7u10.3.8-1+deb7u2
0.3.8-1+deb7u3
weechat
Mageia:5
before 0.4.1-7.2.mga5
0.4.1-7.2.mga5
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
weechat
Mageia:6
before 1.7.1-1.1.mga6
1.7.1-1.1.mga6
weechat
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
before 1.4-2ubuntu0.1+esm1, plus listed versions
1.3-11.3-1build11.4-11.4-1build11.4-1build21.4-21.4-2ubuntu0.1
1.4-2ubuntu0.1+esm1
weechat
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
before 1.9.1-1ubuntu1+esm1, plus listed versions
1.9.1-11.9.1-1build11.9.1-1ubuntu1
1.9.1-1ubuntu1+esm1
weechat
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
before 2.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
2.6-22.6-2build12.6-2build22.6-2ubuntu12.6-2ubuntu22.8-1
2.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
weechat
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 3.2-1.3
3.2-1.3

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-14727 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Weechat Logger, published September 23, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.84%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in weechat 1.6.0-r2.

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