CVE-2007-4897
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CVE-2007-4897 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. pwlib, as used by Ekiga 2.0.5 and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long argument to the PString::vsprintf function, related to a "memory management flaw". NOTE: this issue was originally reported as being in the SIPURL::GetHostAddress function in Ekiga (formerly GnomeMeeting).. EPSS estimates a 10.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
pwlib, as used by Ekiga 2.0.5 and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long argument to the PString::vsprintf function, related to a "memory management flaw". NOTE: this issue was originally reported as being in the SIPURL::GetHostAddress function in Ekiga (formerly GnomeMeeting).
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ekiga | Ekiga | 2.0.5 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27127Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27150Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27518Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28385Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27127Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27150Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27518Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28385Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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