CVE-2008-5657

Description

CRLF injection vulnerability in Quassel Core before 0.3.0.3 allows remote attackers to spoof IRC messages as other users via a crafted CTCP message.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.45% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory quassel-irc.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/32470 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497884 mailing list
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=506550
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46195 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497882/30/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3164 vdb entry
http://wouter.coekaerts.be/site/security/quassel-ctcp
http://quassel-irc.org/node/89 patch vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00354.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32692 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31973 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5657?
CVE-2008-5657 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5657?
To fix CVE-2008-5657, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-5657 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-5657 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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