CVE-2018-1000178
What it is
A heap corruption of type CWE-120 exists in quassel version 0.12.4 in quasselcore in void DataStreamPeer::processMessage(const QByteArray &msg) datastreampeer.cpp line 62 that allows an attacker to execute code remotely.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 4.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 4.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 9.8 CRITICAL (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 4.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- quassel-irc Quassel 0.12.4
- Debian Linux 7.0
- Debian Linux 8.0
- Debian Linux 9.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 9.8
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Fix and advisories
- https://github.com/quassel/quassel/blob/master/src/common/protocols/datastream/datastreampeer.cpp#L62
- https://github.com/quassel/quassel/blob/master/src/common/protocols/datastream/datastreampeer.cpp#L62
References
- https://github.com/quassel/quassel/blob/master/src/common/protocols/datastream/datastreampeer.cpp#L62
- https://i.imgur.com/JJ4QcNq.png
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00001.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-04
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4594-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4189
- https://github.com/quassel/quassel/blob/master/src/common/protocols/datastream/datastreampeer.cpp#L62
- https://i.imgur.com/JJ4QcNq.png
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00001.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-04
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4594-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4189