CVE-2014-3775
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
libgadu before 1.11.4 and 1.12.0 before 1.12.0-rc3, as used in Pidgin and other products, allows remote Gadu-Gadu file relay servers to cause a denial of service (memory overwrite) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted message.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1:1.12.0~rc3-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1:1.12.0~rc3-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1:1.12.0~rc3-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1:1.12.0~rc3-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1:1.12.0~rc3-1 |
References
- http://lists.ziew.org/pipermail/libgadu-devel/2014-May/001171.html
- http://lists.ziew.org/pipermail/libgadu-devel/2014-May/001180.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/58668
- http://secunia.com/advisories/58870
- http://secunia.com/advisories/58871
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2935
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/19/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67471
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2215-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2216-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1099776
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201508-02
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3775
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.