CVE-2021-34825
Quassel through 0.13.1, when --require-ssl is enabled, launches without SSL or TLS support if a...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
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.
- Record
CVE-2021-34825- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-319
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2021-34825- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-21472 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2021-21472- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gqwq-mfx3-p24m
7.5
Quassel through 0.13.1, when --require-ssl is enabled, launches without SSL or TLS support if a...
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.
- Record
GHSA-gqwq-mfx3-p24m- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-311
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2021-34825
7.5
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.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2021-34825- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSV
7.5
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.
- Record
CVE-2021-34825- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2021-34825
7.5
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2021-34825- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2021-34825
7.5
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-34825- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2021-0382 No score
Updated quassel packages fix a security vulnerability
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 (CVE-2021-34825).
Also, the default IRC server has been changed from Freenode to Libera Chat, as upstream has moved their #quassel channel there.
- Record
MGASA-2021-0382- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
quasselAlpine:v3.14 |
before 0.13.1-r6 | 0.13.1-r6 |
quasselAlpine:v3.15 |
before 0.13.1-r6 | 0.13.1-r6 |
quasselAlpine:v3.16 |
before 0.13.1-r6 | 0.13.1-r6 |
quasselAlpine:v3.17 |
before 0.13.1-r6 | 0.13.1-r6 |
quasselAlpine:v3.18 |
before 0.13.1-r6 | 0.13.1-r6 |
quasselAlpine:v3.19 |
before 0.13.1-r6 | 0.13.1-r6 |
quasselAlpine:v3.20 |
before 0.13.1-r6 | 0.13.1-r6 |
quasselAlpine:v3.21 |
before 0.13.1-r6 | 0.13.1-r6 |
quasselAlpine:v3.22 |
before 0.13.1-r6 | 0.13.1-r6 |
quasselAlpine:v3.23 |
before 0.13.1-r6 | 0.13.1-r6 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
quasselAlpine:v3.24 |
before 0.13.1-r6 | 0.13.1-r6 |
quasselDebian:12 |
before 1:0.14.0-1 | 1:0.14.0-1 |
quasselDebian:13 |
before 1:0.14.0-1 | 1:0.14.0-1 |
quasselDebian:14 |
before 1:0.14.0-1 | 1:0.14.0-1 |
quasselMageia:8 |
before 0.13.1-6.2.mga8 | 0.13.1-6.2.mga8 |
quasselUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.12.2-0ubuntu10.12.2-0ubuntu1.16.04.2 |
None known |
quasselUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:0.12.4-2ubuntu21:0.12.4-2ubuntu31:0.12.4-3ubuntu11:0.12.4-3ubuntu1.18.04.11:0.12.4-3ubuntu1.18.04.21:0.12.4-3ubuntu1.18.04.3 |
None known |
quasselUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:0.13.1-1ubuntu11:0.13.1-2ubuntu11:0.13.1-3ubuntu11:0.13.1-3ubuntu21:0.13.1-3ubuntu2.1 |
None known |
quasselUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:0.13.1-3ubuntu31:0.13.1-5ubuntu11:0.14.0-11:0.14.0-1build11:0.14.0-1ubuntu0.22.04.11:0.14.0-1ubuntu0.22.04.4 |
None known |
quasselUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:0.14.0-2ubuntu11:0.14.0-2ubuntu21:0.14.0-2ubuntu3 |
None known |
quasselUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:0.14.0-2ubuntu41:0.14.0-3ubuntu11:0.14.0-3ubuntu2 |
None known |
quasselUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:0.14.0-4ubuntu21:0.14.0-5ubuntu1 |
None known |
quasselUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:0.14.0-3ubuntu21:0.14.0-3ubuntu31:0.14.0-4ubuntu11:0.14.0-4ubuntu2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-34825 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Quassel-irc Quassel, published June 17, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.62%, the 49th percentile. Fixed in quassel 0.13.1-r6.
References
github.com/quassel/quassel/pull/581
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JOFTSGJUJHCA3KGQBO6OZXWU7JFKVHMJ
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7ZFWRN5P2WG23MWMVAEVV3YBHGFJHDSW
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-34825
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7ZFWRN5P2WG23MWMVAEVV3YBHGFJHDSW
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/JOFTSGJUJHCA3KGQBO6OZXWU7JFKVHMJ
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-gqwq-mfx3-p24m
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2021-34825
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-34825
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0382.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29193
quassel-irc.org/node/136
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/7ZFWRN5P2WG23MWMVAEVV3YBHGFJHDSW
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-34825
bugs.quassel-irc.org/issues/1728
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-34825