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CVE-2005-3887

Status: ModifiedMedium (5.4)—

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:".

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

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Affected technologies (1)

Gadu-gadu — Gadu-gadu Instant Messenger

CWEs

References

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