CVE-2005-4693 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Gaim-Encryption via crafted ICQ messages, requiring an upgrade to mitigate the denial of service risk.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-4693?
CVE-2005-4693 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Feb 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Gaim-Encryption 2.38-1 on Debian Linux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted message from an ICQ buddy, possibly involving the GE_received_key function in keys.c.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4693?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gaim-Encryption Gaim-Encryption.
How do I fix CVE-2005-4693?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4693 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-2005-4693 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4693 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7rqv-hpgx-m2wc.