CVE-2008-4776 (GCVE-0-2008-4776)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-10-28 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:31
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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.
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