CVE-2015-3427

Publication date 14 May 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Description

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.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
quassel	15.04 vivid	Fixed 0.12.2-0ubuntu0.1
	14.10 utopic	Fixed 0.10.1-0ubuntu1.2
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 0.10.0-0ubuntu2.2
	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected
	10.04 LTS lucid	Ignored end of life

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Notes

tyhicks

Requires Quassel IRC before 0.9.1 and QT 4.8.5 or newer

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
quassel	Upstream: 6605882

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

http://quassel-irc.org/node/120
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3427