# CVE-2014-8483: The blowfishECB function in core/cipher.cpp in Quassel IRC 0.10.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read)

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-11-06 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The blowfishECB function in core/cipher.cpp in Quassel IRC 0.10.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a malformed string.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/61932
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00046.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2401-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62261
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3063
- http://bugs.quassel-irc.org/issues/1314
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00068.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3068
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62035
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00028.html
- https://github.com/quassel/quassel/commit/8b5ecd226f9208af3074b33d3b7cf5e14f55b138

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