CVE-2005-3678 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Google Talk via email with a blank sender when email notifications are enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-3678?
CVE-2005-3678 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Nov 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Google Talk before 1.0.0.76, with email notification enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection reset) via email with a blank sender.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3678?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Talk.
How do I fix CVE-2005-3678?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-3678 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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-2005-3678 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3678 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3rw6-hwqf-q8xr.