CVE-2015-2778

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Published Apr 10, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

Quassel before 0.12-rc1 uses an incorrect data-type size when splitting a message, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long CTCP query containing only multibyte characters.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:quassel-irc:quassel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-2868	Quassel before 0.12-rc1 uses an incorrect data-type size when splitting a message, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long CTCP query containing only multibyte characters.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.6% (2.626% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00018.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/20/12
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/27/11
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/28/3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73305
https://github.com/quassel/quassel/commit/b5e38970ffd55e2dd9f706ce75af9a8d7730b1b8

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Quassel-irc Quassel

Weaknesses

CWE-399

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 5:24 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 10, 2015, 2:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 5:24 AM
Reserved: Mar 27, 2015, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:24 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 10, 2015, 3:00 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:24 AM

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