CVE-2015-3427

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    CVE-2015-3427

    Published: 14 May 2015Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Quassel before 0.12.2 does not properly re-initialize the database session when the PostgreSQL database is restarted, which allows remote attackers to conduct SQL injection attacks via a \ (backslash) in a message. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-4422.

    References: http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3258, http://www.quassel-irc.org/node/127, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74339

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High