CVE-2008-5657

CRLF injection vulnerability in Quassel Core before 0.3.0.3 allows remote attackers to spoof IRC...

7.5 HighFix available

CRLF injection vulnerability in Quassel Core before 0.3.0.3 allows remote attackers to spoof IRC messages as other users via a crafted CTCP message.

Exploit likelihood

2.11%Down 0.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

CRLF injection vulnerability in Quassel Core before 0.3.0.3 allows remote attackers to spoof IRC messages as other users via a crafted CTCP message.

Record: CVE-2008-5657
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

CRLF injection vulnerability in Quassel Core before 0.3.0.3 allows remote attackers to spoof IRC messages as other users via a crafted CTCP message.

Record: CVE-2008-5657
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-5628 No score

CRLF injection vulnerability in Quassel Core before 0.3.0.3 allows remote attackers to spoof IRC messages as other users via a crafted CTCP message.

Record: EUVD-2008-5628
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7w3h-h898-5w7m No score

CRLF injection vulnerability in Quassel Core before 0.3.0.3 allows remote attackers to spoof IRC...

CRLF injection vulnerability in Quassel Core before 0.3.0.3 allows remote attackers to spoof IRC messages as other users via a crafted CTCP message.

Record: GHSA-7w3h-h898-5w7m
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

CRLF injection vulnerability in Quassel Core before 0.3.0.3 allows remote attackers to spoof IRC messages as other users via a crafted CTCP message.

Record: CVE-2008-5657
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-5657 No score

CRLF injection vulnerability in Quassel Core before 0.3.0.3 allows remote attackers to spoof IRC messages as other users via a crafted CTCP message.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5657
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

quassel core

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`quassel` Debian:12	before 0.2~rc1-1.1	0.2~rc1-1.1
`quassel` Debian:13	before 0.2~rc1-1.1	0.2~rc1-1.1
`quassel` Debian:14	before 0.2~rc1-1.1	0.2~rc1-1.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-5657 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Quassel Core, published December 17, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.11%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in quassel 0.2~rc1-1.1.

References

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