PT-2005-5588 · Gaim+3 · Gaim+3
Published
1970-01-01
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Updated
2018-10-19
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CVE-2005-2370
CVSS v2.0
5.0
Medium
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
ekg versions prior to 1.6rc2
Gaim versions prior to 1.5.0
libgadu (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue is related to multiple memory alignment errors in libgadu, which can be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bus error) on certain architectures, such as SPARC, via an incoming message. The vulnerability can lead to disruption of protected information and can be exploited remotely.
Recommendations
For ekg versions prior to 1.6rc2, update to version 1.6rc2 or later.
For Gaim versions prior to 1.5.0, update to version 1.5.0 or later.
For libgadu, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
DoS
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Gaim
Red Hat
Ekg
Libgadu