CVE-2012-3845 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in LAN Messenger 1.2.28 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string in an initiation request.

Published: 2012-07-03

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 10.2% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:lan_messenger:lan_messenger1.2.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.10241.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-05/0005.html
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18816
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53333
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75319

History

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Subscriptions

Lan Messenger Lan Messenger1.2.28

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2012-07-03T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:21:04.008Z

Reserved: 2012-07-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-3845

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-07-03T22:55:03.163

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-3845

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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