Description
pwlib, as used by Ekiga 2.0.5 and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long argument to the PString::vsprintf function, related to a "memory management flaw". NOTE: this issue was originally reported as being in the SIPURL::GetHostAddress function in Ekiga (formerly GnomeMeeting).
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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 |
|---|---|---|
Ubuntu USN |
USN-561-1 | pwlib vulnerability |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T15:08:33.970Z
Reserved: 2007-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2007-4897
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Status : Modified
Published: 2007-09-14T18:17:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2007-4897
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Ubuntu USN