CVE-2018-1000178

Name: CVE-2018-1000178
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2018-05-08T15:29:00.597+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 3.98%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-1000178 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. A heap corruption of type CWE-120 exists in quassel version 0.12.4 in quasselcore in void DataStreamPeer::processMessage(const QByteArray &msg) datastreampeer.cpp line 62 that allows an attacker to execute code remotely.. EPSS estimates a 3.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A heap corruption of type CWE-120 exists in quassel version 0.12.4 in quasselcore in void DataStreamPeer::processMessage(const QByteArray &msg) datastreampeer.cpp line 62 that allows an attacker to execute code remotely.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

3.98%

89.2th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Quassel-Irc	Quassel	0.12.4
Debian	Debian Linux	7.0
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0
Debian	Debian Linux	9.0

References

https://github.com/quassel/quassel/blob/master/src/common/protocols/datastream/datastreampeer.cpp#L62Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://i.imgur.com/JJ4QcNq.pngExploit, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-04Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4594-1/
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4189Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/quassel/quassel/blob/master/src/common/protocols/datastream/datastreampeer.cpp#L62Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://i.imgur.com/JJ4QcNq.pngExploit, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-04Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4594-1/
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4189Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: May 8, 2018
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-1000178?

How severe is CVE-2018-1000178?

Severity scoring for CVE-2018-1000178 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 3.98% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1000178?

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Source: NVD / NIST