CVE-2014-8483

Description

The blowfishECB function in core/cipher.cpp in Quassel IRC 0.10.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a malformed string.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.72% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory quassel-irc.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/61932 third party advisory permissions required
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00046.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2401-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62261 third party advisory permissions required
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3063 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://bugs.quassel-irc.org/issues/1314 vendor advisory issue tracking
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00068.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3068 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62035 third party advisory permissions required
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00028.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/quassel/quassel/commit/8b5ecd226f9208af3074b33d3b7cf5e14f55b138 patch issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8483?
CVE-2014-8483 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-8483?
To fix CVE-2014-8483, 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-2014-8483 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-8483 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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