CVE-2010-3443

Description

ctcphandler.cpp in Quassel before 0.6.3 and 0.7.x before 0.7.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (unresponsive IRC) via multiple Client-To-Client Protocol (CTCP) requests in a PRIVMSG message.

How to fix CVE-2010-3443

To remediate CVE-2010-3443, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• Debian/quassel—upgrade to 0.7.1-1 or later

Is CVE-2010-3443 being exploited?

Low — EPSS is 1.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.

Affected packages (1)

• from 0, < 0.7.1-1

References (1)

• ADVISORYsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-3443