VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-4414
The onReadyRead function in core/coreauthhandler.cpp in Quassel before 0.12.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via invalid handshake data.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.93%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.93%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The onReadyRead function in core/coreauthhandler.cpp in Quassel before 0.12.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via invalid handshake data.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.93% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- opensuse/leap · opensuse/opensuse · quassel-irc/quassel · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183571.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183585.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183746.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00063.html
- http://quassel-irc.org/node/129
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/30/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/30/4
- https://github.com/quassel/quassel/commit/e678873Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183571.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183585.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183746.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00063.html
- http://quassel-irc.org/node/129
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/30/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/30/4
- https://github.com/quassel/quassel/commit/e678873Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.