FreeBSD : quassel -- remote denial of service (9e7306b9-a5c3-11e5-b864-14dae9d210b8)

high Nessus Plugin ID 87542

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Pierre Schweitzer reports :

Any client sending the command '/op *' in a query will cause the Quassel core to crash.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/12/1

http://www.nessus.org/u?93842d5d

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 87542

File Name: freebsd_pkg_9e7306b9a5c311e5b86414dae9d210b8.nasl

Version: 2.7

Type: local

Published: 12/22/2015

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:quassel, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 12/18/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/22/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-8547