Quassel IRC CTCP command execution
| quasselirc-ctcp-command-execution (46195) |  High Risk |
Description:
Quassel IRC could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands, caused by the improper handling of quoted newline characters. By sending a specially-crafted CTCP request, a remote attacker could inject newlines into the response to hijack a connection and execute IRC commands on the vulnerable channel.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 7.5 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 5.5 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Quassel IRC (0.3.0.3 or later), available from the Quassel IRC Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Oct 28 2008 - 18:26:57 CDT : Quassel IRC: connection hijacking.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Oct 28 2008 - 18:35:02 CDT : Re: Quassel IRC: connection hijacking.
- Quassel IRC Web site: Downloads.
- Sputnick's blog, Mon, 10/27/2008 - 13:58: Urgent: Security Upgrade!.
- Wouter Coekaerts Security Advisory: Quassel IRC: connection hijacking.
- BID-31973: Quassel Core CTCP Ping Input Validation Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-5657: 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.
- OSVDB ID: 49443: Quassel IRC CTCP Command Handling Session Hijack
- SA32470: Quassel IRC CTCP Command Injection Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-3164: Quassel CTCP Handling Arbitrary Message Manipulation Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Quassel Quassel Core 0.1.0
- Quassel Quassel Core 0.2.0 Beta1
- Quassel Quassel Core 0.2.0 Alpha1
- Quassel Quassel Core 0.2.0 Alpha2
- Quassel Quassel Core 0.2.0 Alpha3
- Quassel Quassel Core 0.2.0 Rc1
- Quassel Quassel Core 0.2.0 Pre
- Quassel Quassel Core 0.2.0 Alpha5
- Quassel Quassel Core 0.2.0 Alpha4
- Quassel Quassel Core 0.3.0 Pre
- Quassel Quassel Core 0.3.0
- Quassel Quassel Core 0.3.0.1
- Quassel Quassel Core 0.3.0.2
Reported:
Oct 28, 2008
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