CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-4817

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A format string vulnerability in ui.c in Textbased MSN Client (TMSNC) before version 0.2.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code by injecting format strings into the wprintw function.

Risk Assessment

The risk includes potential remote code execution on the server or client, which could lead to system compromise and data leakage.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately upgrade TMSNC to version 0.2.5 or later, which fixes this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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