21019 : Gadu-Gadu gg: Reference Saturation 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 "gg:" is referenced on a results page enough times to exhaust resources, and will result in loss of availability for the service.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Integrity, 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

Bugtraq ID: 15520
Secunia Advisory ID: 17597
CVE ID: 2005-3890 (see also: NVD)
Related OSVDB ID: 21015 21016 21017 21018 21020
ISS X-Force ID: 23153
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

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.8
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-11-30 | Disagree?

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