logger.c in the logger plugin in WeeChat before 1.9.1 allows a crash via strftime…
Priority LOW 38CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02836 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 28
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:weechat:logger:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | weechat |
| cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3.2 | Running on | weechat |
| cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3.3 | Running on | weechat |
| cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:0.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3.4 | Running on | weechat |
| cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:0.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3.5 | Running on | weechat |
| cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:0.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3.6 | Running on | weechat |
| cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:0.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3.7 | Running on | weechat |
| cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:0.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3.8 | Running on | weechat |
| cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:0.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3.9 | Running on | weechat |
| cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:0.3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3.9.1 | Running on | weechat |
- cpe:2.3:a:weechat:logger:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·weechat
- cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.2 Running on ·weechat
- cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.3 Running on ·weechat
- cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:0.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.4 Running on ·weechat
- cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:0.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.5 Running on ·weechat
- cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:0.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.6 Running on ·weechat
- cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:0.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.7 Running on ·weechat
- cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:0.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.8 Running on ·weechat
- cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:0.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.9 Running on ·weechat
- cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:0.3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.9.1 Running on ·weechat
Show 18 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:0.3.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3.9.2 | Running on | weechat |
| cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.0 | Running on | weechat |
| cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.1 | Running on | weechat |
| cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.2 | Running on | weechat |
| cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.3 | Running on | weechat |
| cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.0 | Running on | weechat |
| cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1 | Running on | weechat |
| cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.0 | Running on | weechat |
| cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.1 | Running on | weechat |
| cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.0 | Running on | weechat |
| cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.0 | Running on | weechat |
| cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.0 | Running on | weechat |
| cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.0 | Running on | weechat |
| cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.0 | Running on | weechat |
| cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.0 | Running on | weechat |
| cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.1 | Running on | weechat |
| cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.0 | Running on | weechat |
| cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.9.0 | Running on | weechat |
- cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:0.3.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.9.2 Running on ·weechat
- cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.0 Running on ·weechat
- cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.1 Running on ·weechat
- cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.2 Running on ·weechat
- cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.3 Running on ·weechat
- cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 Running on ·weechat
- cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Running on ·weechat
- cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.0 Running on ·weechat
- cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Running on ·weechat
- cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0 Running on ·weechat
- cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.0 Running on ·weechat
- cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.0 Running on ·weechat
- cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 Running on ·weechat
- cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 Running on ·weechat
- cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.0 Running on ·weechat
- cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.1 Running on ·weechat
- cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.0 Running on ·weechat
- cpe:2.3:a:weechat:weechat:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.0 Running on ·weechat
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-14727
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ppv9-cgrm-wr3p
References
Sources
- CVE-2017-14727 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-14727 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ppv9-cgrm-wr3p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-14727 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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