CVE-2005-3891

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Gadu-Gadu 7.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an image filename between exactly 192 to 200 characters, which does not account for the "imgcache\" string that is added to the end of the buffer.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.75% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15520/	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/21016	vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113261573023912&w=2	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/17597/	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23149	vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-11/0658.html	mailing list vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3891?: CVE-2005-3891 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3891?: To fix CVE-2005-3891, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-3891 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-3891 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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