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CVE-2005-3899

The automatic update feature in Google Talk allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) by poisoning…

Published 20 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.4
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.8%
percentile 57%
Public exploits
0
none known

The automatic update feature in Google Talk allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) by poisoning a target's DNS cache and causing a large update file to be sent, which consumes large amounts of CPU and memory during the signature verification, aka BenjiBug.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.82% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.4AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

References

  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/23180 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=113278119300162&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • lists.grok.org.uk /pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-November/038969.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred

Sources

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