CVE-2016-4414 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Quassel IRC client by sending invalid handshake data, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-4414?
CVE-2016-4414 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 13 Jun 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4414?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Opensuse Leap, Opensuse Opensuse, Quassel-Irc Quassel.
How do I fix CVE-2016-4414?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2016-4414 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-4414 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4414, GHSA-r62h-rf3r-q857, MGASA-2016-0166, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4414.