NULL pointer dereference in Quassel-Irc Quassel
CVE-2018-1000179
A NULL Pointer Dereference of CWE-476 exists in quassel version 0.12.4 in the quasselcore void CoreAuthHandler::handle(const Login &msg) coreauthhandler.cpp line 235 that allows an attacker to cause a denial of service.
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: 0.023 (82.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 82.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.023 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Quassel-Irc Quassel — versions 0.12.4
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4189 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-04 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/quassel/quassel/blob/master/src/core/coreauthhandler.cpp (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4594-1/ (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-1000179?
- CVE-2018-1000179 is a high-severity vulnerability in Quassel-Irc Quassel, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-05-08.
- How severe is CVE-2018-1000179?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.