Description

The client in Mumble 1.2.x before 1.2.6 allows remote attackers to force the loading of an external file and cause a denial of service (hang and resource consumption) via a crafted string that is treated as rich-text by a Qt widget, as demonstrated by the (1) user or (2) channel name in a Qt dialog, (3) subject common name or (4) email address to the Certificate Wizard, or (5) server name in a tooltip.

Weaknesses 1

Affected Products 11

References 4

• mumble.info http://mumble.info/security/Mumble-SA-2014-006.txt
  Vendor Advisory
• openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/15/1
• openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/15/4
• securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67401

Remediation