CVE-2010-3443

Description

ctcphandler.cpp in Quassel before 0.6.3 and 0.7.x before 0.7.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (unresponsive IRC) via multiple Client-To-Client Protocol (CTCP) requests in a PRIVMSG message.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.19% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory quassel-irc.org Vendor Advisory quassel-irc.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://git.quassel-irc.org/?p=quassel.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=a4ca568cdf68cf4a0343eb161518dc8e50cea87d
http://bugs.quassel-irc.org/issues/1023 vendor advisory
http://bugs.quassel-irc.org/issues/1024 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/55581 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-991-1 vendor advisory
http://quassel-irc.org/node/115 patch
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201311-03.xml vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-3443?
CVE-2010-3443 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-3443?
To fix CVE-2010-3443, 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-2010-3443 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-3443 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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