CVE-2018-1000179

Name: CVE-2018-1000179
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2018-05-08T15:29:00.723+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 2.36%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-1000179 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. A NULL Pointer Dereference of CWE-476 exists in quassel version 0.12.4 in the quasselcore void CoreAuthHandler::handle(const Login &msg) coreauthhandler.cpp line 235 that allows an attacker to cause a denial of service.. EPSS estimates a 2.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A NULL Pointer Dereference of CWE-476 exists in quassel version 0.12.4 in the quasselcore void CoreAuthHandler::handle(const Login &msg) coreauthhandler.cpp line 235 that allows an attacker to cause a denial of service.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

2.36%

81.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Affected Software

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

References

https://github.com/quassel/quassel/blob/master/src/core/coreauthhandler.cpp#L236Exploit, 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/core/coreauthhandler.cpp#L236Exploit, 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-2018-1000179?

How severe is CVE-2018-1000179?

Severity scoring for CVE-2018-1000179 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 2.36% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1000179?

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Source: NVD / NIST