Description
CRLF injection vulnerability in Quassel Core before 0.3.0.3 allows remote attackers to spoof IRC messages as other users via a crafted CTCP message.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | quassel | 0.2~rc1-1.1 | — |
| Debian 13 | quassel | 0.2~rc1-1.1 | — |
| Debian 12 | quassel | 0.2~rc1-1.1 | — |
References
- 32470 third-party-advisory
- 20081028 Re: Quassel IRC: connection hijacking mailing-list
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=506550
- quasselirc-ctcp-command-execution(46195) vdb-entry
- 20081028 Quassel IRC: connection hijacking mailing-list
- ADV-2008-3164 vdb-entry
- http://wouter.coekaerts.be/site/security/quassel-ctcp
- http://quassel-irc.org/node/89
- FEDORA-2008-9658 vendor-advisory
- 32692 third-party-advisory
- 31973 vdb-entry