CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-3891

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A stack-based buffer overflow in Gadu-Gadu 7.20 occurs when processing an image filename between 192 and 200 characters, as the "imgcache\" string appended to the buffer is not accounted for, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash).

Risk Assessment

The risk is that a remote attacker can crash the application, leading to service disruption and potential data loss.

Recommendation

Upgrade Gadu-Gadu to a newer version that fixes this vulnerability, or implement network-level filtering to block malicious requests.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS