CVE-2018-1000179 describes a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability (CWE-476) in Quassel version 0.12.4, specifically within the coreauthhandler.cpp file. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to remotely trigger a denial of service (DoS) by causing the quasselcore to crash. Rated with a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (HIGH), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.12.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:quassel-irc:quassel:0.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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