# CVE-2017-14727: 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.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-09-23 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101003
- https://weechat.org/download/security/
- https://github.com/weechat/weechat/commit/f105c6f0b56fb5687b2d2aedf37cb1d1b434d556
- https://weechat.org/news/98/20170923-Version-1.9.1-security-release/

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