Heap-based buffer overflow in Quassel - CVE-2018-1000178

 

Heap-based buffer overflow in Quassel - CVE-2018-1000178

Published: May 8, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU12418
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000178
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Quassel IRC Team
Affected software:
Quassel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to heap-based buffer overflow. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

How to mitigate CVE-2018-1000178

Update to version 0.12.5.

Sources