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CVE-2015-8547

Published: Jan 8, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-17
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
2.8%
Top 15.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

The CoreUserInputHandler::doMode function in core/coreuserinputhandler.cpp in Quassel 0.10.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via the "/op *" command in a query.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-17

Affected Products

n/an/a
quasselquassel-irc
Mixed
Communications / messaging-chat
leapopensuse
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
opensuseopensuse
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
quassel-ircoss-projectCommunicationsaka quassel irc
opensuseoss-projectDEOperating Systemsaka opensuse

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00099.html
lists.opensuse.org
https://github.com/quassel/quassel/pull/153
github.com
https://github.com/quassel/quassel/commit/b8edbda019eeb99da8663193e224efc9d1265dc7
github.com
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Timeline

Published
Jan 8, 2016
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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