NULL pointer dereference in Quassel - CVE-2018-1000179

Vulnerability identifier: #VU12419

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000179

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to NULL pointer dereference. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.

Quassel
Debian Linux
Gentoo Linux
Ubuntu
quassel (Alpine package)
quassel (Ubuntu package)
quassel-core (Ubuntu package)

Update to version 0.12.5.

quassel (Alpine package) - update to 0.12.5-r0
quassel (Ubuntu package) - update to 1:0.12.4-3ubuntu1.18.04.3
quassel-core (Ubuntu package) - update to 1:0.12.4-3ubuntu1.18.04.3

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/04/27/1

• Debian update for quassel
• Gentoo update for Quassel
• NULL pointer dereference in quassel (Alpine package)
• Ubuntu update for quassel