CVE-2024-46613 Integer overflow in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

An integer overflow in WeeChat can lead to a buffer overflow, potentially allowing code execution or denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2024-46613?

CVE-2024-46613 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-190

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-46613?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (1)
weechat openSUSE:TumbleweedAll versions4.5.1-1.1

Products include Weechat Weechat.

How do I fix CVE-2024-46613?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2024-46613 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-46613 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-46613, GHSA-q743-h9vw-38hv, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-46613, openSUSE-SU-2025:14734-1.

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