Gadu-Gadu Instant Messenger 7.20 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Gadu-Gadu Instant Messenger 7.20. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2005-3887. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Gadu-Gadu Instant Messenger 7.20 (Messaging Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Gadu-Gadu 7.20 does not properly handle MS-DOS device names in filenames, which allows remote attackers to (1) cause a denial of service (hang) via an image filename of AUX: sent twice (hang), or (2) write to the LPT1 port via a filename of "LPT1:".

The weakness was released 11/21/2005 by Blazej Miga and Jaroslaw Sajko as confirmed posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-3887 since 11/29/2005. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (23148), SecurityFocus (BID 15520†), OSVDB (21015†) and Secunia (SA17597†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-27166, VDB-27165, VDB-27164 and VDB-27163. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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

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Status: Unproven

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Timelineinfo

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11/29/2005 +6 days 🔍
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06/24/2018 +1201 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Blazej Miga, Jaroslaw Sajko
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-3887 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3887
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27161
X-Force: 23148 - Gadu-Gadu image filename denial of service
SecurityFocus: 15520 - Gadu-Gadu Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 17597 - Gadu-Gadu Multiple Vulnerabilities and Weaknesses, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 21015 - Gadu-Gadu MS-DOS Filename Transfer DoS

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/24/2018 13:02
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (55), 06/24/2018 13:02 (8)
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Cache ID: 216:F4B:103

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