CVE-2005-3887 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Gadu-Gadu 7.20 does not properly handle MS-DOS device names in filenames, which allows remote attackers to (1) cause a denial of service (hang) via an image filename of AUX: sent twice (hang), or (2) write to the LPT1 port via a filename of "LPT1:".

Published: 2005-11-29

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: 1.4% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gadu-gadu:gadu-gadu_instant_messenger:7.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-3882	Gadu-Gadu 7.20 does not properly handle MS-DOS device names in filenames, which allows remote attackers to (1) cause a denial of service (hang) via an image filename of AUX: sent twice (hang), or (2) write to the LPT1 port via a filename of "LPT1:".

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01407.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-11/0658.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113261573023912&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/17597/
http://www.osvdb.org/21015
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15520/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23148

History

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Subscriptions

Gadu-gadu Gadu-gadu Instant Messenger

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-11-29T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T23:24:36.503Z

Reserved: 2005-11-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-3887

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-11-29T21:03:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-3887

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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