TMSNC up to 0.2.4 ui.c wprintw memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in TMSNC up to 0.2.4. Impacted is the function wprintw of the file ui.c. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2005-4817. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in TMSNC up to 0.2.4 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function wprintw of the file ui.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Format string vulnerability in ui.c in Textbased MSN Client (TMSNC) before 0.2.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors that cause format strings to be injected into the wprintw function.

The weakness was released 09/12/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-4817 since 12/29/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 0.2.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22242), SecurityFocus (BID 14810†), OSVDB (19311†) and Secunia (SA16752†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Name

• TMSNC

Version

• 0.1.0
• 0.1.0a
• 0.1.0b
• 0.1.1
• 0.1.2
• 0.1.3
• 0.1.4
• 0.1.5
• 0.2.0
• 0.2.0b
• 0.2.1
• 0.2.2
• 0.2.3
• 0.2.4

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: TMSNC 0.2.5

Timelineinfo

09/12/2005 🔍
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09/12/2005 +0 days 🔍
09/12/2005 +0 days 🔍
12/31/2005 +109 days 🔍
12/29/2006 +363 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +2995 days 🔍
07/16/2018 +1222 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-4817 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-4817
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28121
X-Force: 22242 - TMSNC ui.c format string
SecurityFocus: 14810 - TMSNC Unspecified Format String Vulnerability
Secunia: 16752 - Textbased MSN Client (TMSNC) Format String Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 19311 - Textbased MSN Client (TMSNC) ui.c wprintw() Format String
Vupen: ADV-2005-1709

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 07/16/2018 09:24
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (57), 07/16/2018 09:24 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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