CVE-2008-4776 (GCVE-0-2008-4776)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-10-28 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:31
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
libgadu before 1.8.2 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a contact description with a large length, which triggers a buffer over-read.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
7 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://lists.ziew.org/pipermail/libgadu-devel/200… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1664 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-692-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31951 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=468830 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Date Public
2008-10-24 00:00
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