ekg up to 1.5 Rc2 numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in ekg up to 1.5 Rc2. This affects an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to numeric error. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2005-1852. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in ekg up to 1.5 Rc2. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-189. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple integer overflows in libgadu, as used in Kopete in KDE 3.2.3 to 3.4.1, ekg before 1.6rc3, GNU Gadu, CenterICQ, Kadu, and other packages, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an incoming message.

The weakness was presented 07/26/2005 (Website). The advisory is available at marc.info. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-1852 since 06/06/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19316 (Debian DSA-767-1 : ekg - integer overflows), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117888 (CentOS Security Update for kdenetwork (CESA-2005:639)).

Upgrading to version 3.2.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (21490), Tenable (19316), SecurityFocus (BID 14345†), OSVDB (18124†) and Secunia (SA16140†). See VDB-25933, VDB-25862 and VDB-25861 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 19316
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-767-1 : ekg - integer overflows
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OpenVAS ID: 54443
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 767-1 (ekg)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ekg 3.2.3

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.info
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-1852 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1852
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25858

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X-Force: 21490
SecurityFocus: 14345 - EKG LIbGadu Multiple Remote Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 16140 - ekg libgadu Integer Overflow Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 18124 - CVE-2005-1852 - EKG - LIbGadu - Multiple Integer Overflow Issues
Vulnerability Center: 8755 - Multiple Integer Overflows in Libgadu via an Incoming Message, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/07/2019 20:50
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (80), 06/07/2019 20:50 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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