Leadmind Popmessenger 1.60 Base64 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Leadmind Popmessenger 1.60. This impacts an unknown function of the component Base64 Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2004-1698. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Leadmind Popmessenger 1.60 (Messaging Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Base64 Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

The Base64 function in PopMessenger 1.60 (before 20 Sep 2004) and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via invalid characters in a message, which causes several alert dialogs to be displayed and leads to a crash.

The weakness was published 09/21/2004 by Luigi Auriemma (Website). The advisory is shared for download at secunia.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-1698 since 02/21/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by Luigi Auriemma and been published before and not just after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at aluigi.altervista.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17465), Exploit-DB (477), SecurityFocus (BID 11230†), OSVDB (10202†) and Secunia (SA12612†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Luigi Auriemma
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Luigi Auriemma
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-1698 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1698
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22240
X-Force: 17465 - PopMessenger Base64 encoding denial of service
SecurityFocus: 11230
Secunia: 12612 - Pop Messenger Invalid Character Denial of Service Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 10202 - PopMessenger Invalid Character DoS

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2015 13:20
Updated: 08/03/2025 14:50
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:20 (58), 06/23/2018 07:25 (11), 08/03/2025 14:50 (16)
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