# CVE-2021-40516: WeeChat before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted WebSocket frame that trigger an out-of-bound

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-09-05 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

WeeChat before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted WebSocket frame that trigger an out-of-bounds read in plugins/relay/relay-websocket.c in the Relay plugin.

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## Related

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## References

- https://weechat.org/doc/security/
- https://github.com/weechat/weechat/commit/8b1331f98de1714bae15a9ca2e2b393ba49d735b
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00018.html

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