Vulnerability in Quassel-Irc Quassel
CVE-2015-8547
The CoreUserInputHandler::doMode function in core/coreuserinputhandler.cpp in Quassel 0.10.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via the "/op *" command in a query.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.028 (86.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Quassel-Irc Quassel
- openSUSE Leap — versions 42.1
- openSUSE — versions 13.1, 13.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00099.html (vendor-advisory)
- github.com/quassel/quassel/pull/153
- github.com/quassel/quassel/commit/b8edbda019eeb99da8663193e224efc9d1265dc7 (Vendor Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174976.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174938.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/12/1 (mailing-list)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/13/1 (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-8547?
- CVE-2015-8547 is a high-severity vulnerability in Quassel-Irc Quassel, classified under CWE-17. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-01-08.
- How severe is CVE-2015-8547?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.