CVE-2005-2370 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via bus errors in libgadu on SPARC architectures by sending malicious messages.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2005-2370?
CVE-2005-2370 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Jul 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple "memory alignment errors" in libgadu, as used in ekg before 1.6rc2, Gaim before 1.5.0, and other packages, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bus error) on certain architectures such as SPARC via an incoming message.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2370?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ekg Ekg, Rob Flynn Gaim.
How do I fix CVE-2005-2370?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2005-2370 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2370 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as CVE-2005-2447, DSA-769-1, GHSA-qj76-x84q-4mvg.