CVE catalog

CVE-2015-2778

quassel: CVE-2015-2778

Severity: Medium
Published: Apr 10, 2015, 3:00:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 2.63% · Oct 25, 2026

Quassel before 0.12-rc1 uses an incorrect data-type size when splitting a message, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long CTCP query containing only multibyte characters.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	quassel	sid	`1:0.14.0-6`	fixed
Debian	quassel	forky	`1:0.14.0-6`	fixed
Debian	quassel	trixie	`1:0.14.0-3`	fixed
Debian	quassel	bookworm	`1:0.14.0-1`	fixed
Ubuntu	quassel	14.04	`0.9.1-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	quassel	14.04	`0.9.2-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	quassel	14.04	`0.9.2-0ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	quassel	14.04	`0.9.2-0ubuntu3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	quassel	14.04	`0.9.2-0ubuntu4`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	quassel	14.04	`0.10~beta1-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	quassel	14.04	`0.10~rc1-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	quassel	14.04	`0.10.0-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	quassel	14.04	`0.10.0-0ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	quassel	14.04	`0.10.0-0ubuntu2.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	quassel	14.04	`0.10.0-0ubuntu2.2`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	quassel	source	sid	`1:0.10.0-2.3`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[781024]
Debian	quassel	source	forky	`1:0.10.0-2.3`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[781024]
Debian	quassel	source	trixie	`1:0.10.0-2.3`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[781024]
Debian	quassel	source	bookworm	`1:0.10.0-2.3`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[781024]
Ubuntu	quassel	deb	14.04	`0.10.0-0ubuntu2.2`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2778	Not reported

[Debian bug #781024]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[quassel]Fixed
Source package: [quassel]
Details (2)
- 1:0.14.0-1+b2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:0.10.0-2.3
  dsa · quassel · debian · bookworm; dsa · quassel · debian · 12
- 1:0.14.0-1+b2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:0.10.0-2.3
  dsa · quassel · debian · bookworm; dsa · quassel · debian · 12
[quassel-client]Fixed
Source package: [quassel]
Details (2)
- 1:0.14.0-1+b2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:0.10.0-2.3
  dsa · quassel · debian · bookworm; dsa · quassel · debian · 12
- 1:0.14.0-1+b2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:0.10.0-2.3
  dsa · quassel · debian · bookworm; dsa · quassel · debian · 12
[quassel-core]Fixed
Source package: [quassel]
Details (2)
- 1:0.14.0-1+b2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:0.10.0-2.3
  dsa · quassel · debian · bookworm; dsa · quassel · debian · 12
- 1:0.14.0-1+b2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:0.10.0-2.3
  dsa · quassel · debian · bookworm; dsa · quassel · debian · 12
[quassel-data]Fixed
Source package: [quassel]
Details (2)
- 1:0.14.0-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:0.10.0-2.3
  dsa · quassel · debian · bookworm; dsa · quassel · debian · 12
- 1:0.14.0-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:0.10.0-2.3
  dsa · quassel · debian · bookworm; dsa · quassel · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[quassel]Fixed
Details (2)
- 1:0.14.0-3 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:0.10.0-2.3
  dsa · quassel · debian · 13
- 1:0.14.0-3 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:0.10.0-2.3
  dsa · quassel · debian · 13
[quassel-client]Fixed
Source package: [quassel]
Details (2)
- 1:0.14.0-3 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:0.10.0-2.3
  dsa · quassel · debian · 13
- 1:0.14.0-3 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:0.10.0-2.3
  dsa · quassel · debian · 13
[quassel-core]Fixed
Source package: [quassel]
Details (2)
- 1:0.14.0-3 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:0.10.0-2.3
  dsa · quassel · debian · 13
- 1:0.14.0-3 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:0.10.0-2.3
  dsa · quassel · debian · 13
[quassel-data]Fixed
Source package: [quassel]
Details (2)
- 1:0.14.0-3 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:0.10.0-2.3
  dsa · quassel · debian · 13
- 1:0.14.0-3 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:0.10.0-2.3
  dsa · quassel · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:14:44 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]