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GLSA-201311-03 : Quassel: Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 70778

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201311-03 (Quassel: Multiple Vulnerabilities)

 Two vulnerabilities have been found in Quassel:
 Quassel does not properly handle multiple CTCP requests (CVE-2010-3443).
 Quassel, when used with certain versions of Qt and PostgreSQL, does not sanitize user input (CVE-2013-4422).
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could send multiple CTCP requests in single private message, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition. Futhermore, a remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary SQL statements.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Quassel users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-irc/quassel-0.9.1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201311-03

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 70778

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201311-03.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Published: 11/7/2013

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:quassel, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/7/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-3443, CVE-2013-4422

BID: 62923

GLSA: 201311-03