CVE-2016-4414 Affecting quassel package, versions <1:0.12.4-2
Threat Intelligence
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- published13 Jun 2016
- disclosed13 Jun 2016
Introduced: 13 Jun 2016
CVE-2016-4414 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:9 quassel to version 1:0.12.4-2 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream quassel package and not the quassel package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4414
- http://quassel-irc.org/node/129
- 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
- https://github.com/quassel/quassel/commit/e678873
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00063.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/30/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/30/4
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-4414