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CVE-2015-3427

Published: 14 May 2015

Quassel before 0.12.2 does not properly re-initialize the database session when the PostgreSQL database is restarted, which allows remote attackers to conduct SQL injection attacks via a \ (backslash) in a message. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-4422.

Notes

AuthorNote
tyhicks
Requires Quassel IRC before 0.9.1 and QT 4.8.5 or newer

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
quassel
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Ignored
(end of life)
precise Not vulnerable
(QT 4.8.1)
trusty
Released (0.10.0-0ubuntu2.2)
upstream Needed

utopic
Released (0.10.1-0ubuntu1.2)
vivid
Released (0.12.2-0ubuntu0.1)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/quassel/quassel/commit/6605882f41331c80f7ac3a6992650a702ec71283