National Cyber Awareness System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2012-5534
Original release date:12/03/2012
Last revised:02/02/2013
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
The hook_process function in the plugin API for WeeChat 0.3.0 through 0.3.9.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a command from a plugin, related to "shell expansion."
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://weechat.org/security/
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=weechat.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=efb795c74fe954b9544074aafcebb1be4452b03a
Type: Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?37764
External Source: BID
Name: 56584
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20121119 Re: Fwd: [[Weechat-security] Security vulnerability in WeeChat 0.3.0 -> 0.3.9.1]
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 51294
Type: Advisory
External Source: SUSE
Name: openSUSE-SU-2012:1580
External Source: SUSE
Name: openSUSE-SU-2013:0150
