Kadu rich_text image instant message denial of service
| kadu-rich-text-dos (23258) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Kadu is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted rich_text message with an image to cause a vulnerable Kadu client to crash.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Kadu (1.5.0-rc2 or later), available from the Kadu Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Nov 28 2005 - 10:25:30 CST: Kadu remote DoS.
- The Kadu Project Web site: Kadu.
- BID-15620: Kadu Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2005-3960: Kadu 0.4.2 and 0.5.0pre allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or generated traffic) via a malformed message, possibly with incomplete information.
- SA17764: Kadu Message Denial of Service Weakness
- VUPEN/ADV-2005-2648: Kadu Message Handling Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Kadu Kadu 0.4.2
- Kadu Kadu 0.5.0pre
Reported:
Nov 28, 2005
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