21017 : Gadu-Gadu Crafted CTCP Packet Saturation Memory Exhaustion DoS
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2005-11-21

Description

Gadu-Gadu contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when specially crafted CTCP packets are processed, and will result in loss of availability for the service.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 7.0 (build 22) or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Gadu-Gadu Sp. z o. o.	Gadu-Gadu	7.0 (build 20)
		7.0 (build 19)
		7.0 (build 18)
		7.0 (build 17)
		7.0 (build 16)
		7.0 (build 15)
		7.0 (build 14)
		7.0 (build 13)

References

Secunia Advisory ID: 17597
Related OSVDB ID: 21015 21016 21018 21019 21020
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-11/0658.html
Vendor URL: http://www.gadu-gadu.pl

Credit

Blazej Miga - securityman.poznan.pl -
Jaroslaw Sajko - securityman.poznan.pl - PSNC Security Team

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