CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-34825

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Published: Jun 17, 2021 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

Quassel through 0.13.1, when –require-ssl is enabled, launches without SSL or TLS support if a usable X.509 certificate is not found on the local system.

Weakness

The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Quassel Quassel-irc * 0.13.1 (including)
Quassel Ubuntu bionic *
Quassel Ubuntu focal *
Quassel Ubuntu groovy *
Quassel Ubuntu hirsute *
Quassel Ubuntu impish *
Quassel Ubuntu kinetic *
Quassel Ubuntu lunar *
Quassel Ubuntu mantic *
Quassel Ubuntu oracular *
Quassel Ubuntu trusty *
Quassel Ubuntu xenial *

Potential Mitigations

References