CVE-2005-3889 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Gadu-Gadu by sending specific DCC packets that trigger excessive popups and threads.
- 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-2005-3889?
CVE-2005-3889 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Nov 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Gadu-Gadu 7.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via multiple DCC packets with a code of 6 or 7, which triggers a large number of popup windows to the user and creates a large number of threads.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3889?
How do I fix CVE-2005-3889?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-3889 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-2005-3889 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3889 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j684-3j4v-3j2p.