CVE-2018-1000179: Null Pointer Dereference
First published: Tue May 08 2018(Updated: )
A NULL Pointer Dereference of CWE-476 exists in quassel version 0.12.4 in the quasselcore void CoreAuthHandler::handle(const Login &msg) coreauthhandler.cpp line 235 that allows an attacker to cause a denial of service.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| debian/quassel | 1:0.13.1-1+deb10u2 1:0.13.1-5 1:0.14.0-1 1:0.14.0-2 | |
| ubuntu/quassel | <1:0.12.4-3ubuntu1.18.04.3 | 1:0.12.4-3ubuntu1.18.04.3 |
| ubuntu/quassel | <0.10.0-0ubuntu2.3 | 0.10.0-0ubuntu2.3 |
| ubuntu/quassel | <1:0.12.5-1 | 1:0.12.5-1 |
| Quassel IRC | =0.12.4 | |
| Debian GNU/Linux | =8.0 | |
| Debian GNU/Linux | =9.0 |
Never miss a vulnerability like this again
Sign up to SecAlerts for real-time vulnerability data matched to your software, aggregated from hundreds of sources.
Reference Links
- https://github.com/quassel/quassel/blob/master/src/core/coreauthhandler.cpp#L236
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4189
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-04
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4594-1/
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2018-1000179
- https://github.com/quassel/quassel/commit/e17fca767d60c06ca02bc5898ced04f06d3670bd
- https://github.com/quassel/quassel/commit/08bace4e9ecf08273f094c0c6aa8b3363d38ac3e
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/04/27/1
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-1000179
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-1000179
- https://github.com/quassel/quassel/commit/e17fca767d60c06ca02bc5898ced04f06d3670bd (master)
- https://github.com/quassel/quassel/commit/08bace4e9ecf08273f094c0c6aa8b3363d38ac3e (0.12)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/04/27/1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4594-1
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000179
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1000179
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2018-1000179?
CVE-2018-1000179 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability.
How do I fix CVE-2018-1000179?
To fix CVE-2018-1000179, upgrade to quassel versions 0.12.5 or later, or the specific patched versions for Debian and Ubuntu listed in the advisory.
What software is affected by CVE-2018-1000179?
CVE-2018-1000179 affects quassel version 0.12.4 and prior, including various Debian and Ubuntu releases.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2018-1000179?
CVE-2018-1000179 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability identified by CWE-476.
What potential impact does CVE-2018-1000179 have?
CVE-2018-1000179 can lead to a denial of service, potentially crashing the quassel server.
- collector/launchpad-cve
- collector/security-tracker-debian
- collector/usn-cve
- agent/type
- agent/first-publish-date
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/severity
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/references
- agent/weakness
- agent/description
- agent/event
- agent/trending
- agent/source
- agent/author
- collector/nvd-cve
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- agent/tags
- agent/softwarecombine
- collector/nvd-index
- package-manager/debian
- package-manager/ubuntu
- vendor/quassel-irc
- canonical/quassel irc
- version/quassel irc/0.12.4
- vendor/debian
- canonical/debian gnu/linux
- version/debian gnu/linux/8.0
- version/debian gnu/linux/9.0