Integer overflow in Weechat
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.
Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (39.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 39.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- weechat.org/doc/weechat/security/WSA-2024-1/ (Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/weechat/weechat/issues/2178 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-46613?
- CVE-2024-46613 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Weechat, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-11-10.
- How severe is CVE-2024-46613?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.