PT-2004-2419 · Hotfoon · Hotfoon

Published 2004-12-31 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2004-1511

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Hotfoon version 4.0

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a certain link sent in a chat window, as Hotfoon does not notify users before opening links in web browsers.

Recommendations For Hotfoon version 4.0, consider disabling the automatic opening of links in web browsers as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to links sent in chat windows to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2004-1511

Affected Products

Hotfoon

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1511 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/13173 · Vendor Advisory
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110014517703092&w=2 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18038 · Note