CVE-2014-3756

Description

The client in Mumble 1.2.x before 1.2.6 allows remote attackers to force the loading of an external file and cause a denial of service (hang and resource consumption) via a crafted string that is treated as rich-text by a Qt widget, as demonstrated by the (1) user or (2) channel name in a Qt dialog, (3) subject common name or (4) email address to the Certificate Wizard, or (5) server name in a tooltip.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.60%
Vendor Advisory mumble.info
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://mumble.info/security/Mumble-SA-2014-006.txt vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67401 vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/15/4 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/15/1 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-3756?
CVE-2014-3756 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-3756?
To fix CVE-2014-3756, 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-2014-3756 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-3756 is being actively exploited. 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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