Description
Multiple CRLF injection vulnerabilities in the (1) now-playing.rb and (2) xmms.pl 1.1 scripts for WeeChat allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary IRC commands via CRLF sequences in the name of the song in a .mp3 file.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | irssi-scripts | 20070925 | — |
| Debian 14 | weechat-scripts | 20070425-0.1 | — |
| Debian 13 | irssi-scripts | 20070925 | — |
| Debian 13 | weechat-scripts | 20070425-0.1 | — |
| Debian 12 | irssi-scripts | 20070925 | — |
| Debian 12 | weechat-scripts | 20070425-0.1 | — |
References
- 39564 vdb-entry
- 25281 vdb-entry
- 3036 third-party-advisory
- 39565 vdb-entry
- 20070812 Vulnerability in multiple "now playing" scripts for various IRC clients mailing-list
- 26490 third-party-advisory
- 20070812 Vulnerability in multiple "now playing" scripts for various IRC clients mailing-list
- irc-multiple-command-execution(35985) vdb-entry
- http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=weechat/scripts.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7429c29a2fab6d7493c0188b5f631a7c2ae1533d
- http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=weechat/scripts.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=76f7f7b502352ba2b823e3388a2ca88840fd1945
- 26457 third-party-advisory
- http://wouter.coekaerts.be/site/security/nowplaying