CVE-2005-3887
N/A
Published: November 29, 2005 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGadu Gadu Instant Messenger
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
Gadu-Gadu 7.20 does not properly handle MS-DOS device names in filenames, which allows remote attackers to (1) cause a denial of service (hang) via an image filename of AUX: sent twice (hang), or (2) write to the LPT1 port via a filename of "LPT1:".
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (6)
Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-11/0658.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113261573023912&w=2Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAExploitVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/17597/VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23148Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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