CVE-2015-2778 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

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.

The EPSS score is 0.01612.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Quassel-irc Subscribe	Quassel Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

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

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2015-04-10T14:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T05:24:38.933Z

Reserved: 2015-03-27T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-2778

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2015-04-10T15:00:04.210

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2015-2778

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-399

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