HIGH
The onReadyRead function in core/coreauthhandler.cpp in Quassel before 0.12.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via invalid handshake data
Published Jun 13, 2016
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.93%
Description
The onReadyRead function in core/coreauthhandler.cpp in Quassel before 0.12.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via invalid handshake data.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- ≤ 0.12.3
Configuration 3
OR
- 22
- 23
- 24
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.93% 0.02934
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02934
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.93% (0.02934) | 86.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.93% (0.02934) | 85.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.90% (0.02898) | 85.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.98% (0.03977) | 80.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.90% (0.02898) | 85.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.65% (0.02652) | 90.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 14, 2023 | 2.65% (0.02652) | 89.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2023 | 2.35% (0.02353) | 88.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 17, 2023 | 2.01% (0.02008) | 87.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 4, 2023 | 1.89% (0.01888) | 86.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.69% (0.01689) | 85.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183571.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183585.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183746.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00063.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://quassel-irc.org/node/129 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/30/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/30/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://github.com/quassel/quassel/commit/e678873 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183571.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183585.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183746.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00063.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://quassel-irc.org/node/129 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/30/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/30/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://github.com/quassel/quassel/commit/e678873 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 13, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Apr 30, 2016
Link CVE-2016-4414
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a