CVE-2013-6404
Description
Quassel core (server daemon) in Quassel IRC before 0.9.2 does not properly verify the user ID when accessing user backlogs, which allows remote authenticated users to read other users' backlogs via the bufferid in (1) 16/select_buffer_by_id.sql, (2) 16/select_buffer_by_id.sql, and (3) 16/select_buffer_by_id.sql in core/SQL/PostgreSQL/.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0.9.2-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0.9.2-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0.9.2-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0.9.2-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0.9.2-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| quassel-irc | quassel_irc | {"endIncluding":"0.9.1"} | |
| quassel-irc | quassel_irc | 0.9.0 | |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00092.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00078.html
- http://osvdb.org/100432
- http://quassel-irc.org/node/123
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55640
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/28/8
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89377
- https://github.com/quassel/quassel/commit/a1a24da
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6404
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.