CVE-2015-2779

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Published Apr 10, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

Stack consumption vulnerability in the message splitting functionality in Quassel before 0.12-rc1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uncontrolled recursion) via a crafted massage.

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

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-2869	Stack consumption vulnerability in the message splitting functionality in Quassel before 0.12-rc1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uncontrolled recursion) via a crafted massage.

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: 2.8% (2.775% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163054.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158666.html
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/74048
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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