Multiple "memory alignment errors" in libgadu, as used in ekg before 1.6rc2, Gaim before 1.5.0, and other packages, allows remote…

Description

Multiple "memory alignment errors" in libgadu, as used in ekg before 1.6rc2, Gaim before 1.5.0, and other packages, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bus error) on certain architectures such as SPARC via an incoming message.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

2.3% · top 16% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-399 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-399 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (9)

• http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/index.php?id=20 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• FLSA:158543 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 24600 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 20050721 Multiple vulnerabilities in libgadu and ekg package (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 16265 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• DSA-813 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• DSA-1318 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• RHSA-2005:627 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10456 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 22:22 UTC.