CVE-2015-2779 json
Stack consumption vulnerability in the message splitting functionality in Quassel before 0.12-rc1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial…
published 2015-04-10 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-2869
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.8%
- EPSS 2.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Stack consumption vulnerability in the message splitting functionality in Quassel before 0.12-rc1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uncontrolled recursion) via a crafted massage.
Patch / fix
- quassel Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:0.10.0-2.3
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-2779
- quassel Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 0.10.0-0ubuntu2.2
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2779
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Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2015-2779 updated cvss 4.3
quassel: incorrect message splitting leading to DoS
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
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Exploit prediction
2.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
References
- github.com /quassel/quassel/commit/b5e38970ffd55e2dd9f706ce75af9a8d7730b1b8
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00018.html
vendor-advisory
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163054.html
vendor-advisory
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158666.html
vendor-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2015/03/20/12
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/bid/74048
vdb-entry
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2015/03/27/11
mailing-list
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2015/03/28/3
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2015-2779
- NVD CVE-2015-2779
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