CVE-2005-4817 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via format string injection in the TMSNC MSN client.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not stated
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- Not stated
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-4817?
CVE-2005-4817 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Dec 2006.
Official description
Format string vulnerability in ui.c in Textbased MSN Client (TMSNC) before 0.2.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors that cause format strings to be injected into the wprintw function.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4817?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tmsnc Tmsnc.
How do I fix CVE-2005-4817?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4817 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-2005-4817 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4817 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-52rv-hwx6-25rg.