CVE-2005-2344 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Attackers can cause a denial of service in BlackBerry Enterprise Server by sending a malformed PNG file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2005-2344?

CVE-2005-2344 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Jan 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The BlackBerry Attachment Service in Research in Motion (RIM) BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) 4.0 to version 4.0 Service Pack 2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed Portable Network Graphics (PNG) file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2344?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Rim Blackberry Enterprise Server.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2344?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2344 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2005-2344 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2344 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xmwp-r8wp-6fvm.

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