Google Talk Email Notification Denial Of Service Vulnerability

BID:15369

Info

Google Talk Email Notification Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 15369
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2005-3678
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 09 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 05:56PM
Credit: [email protected] is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Google Talk
Not Vulnerable: Google Talk 1.0 .0.76

Discussion

Google Talk Email Notification Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Google Talk is prone to a denial of service vulnerability. This is due to a programming error in which exceptional conditions cause the victim to have to interact and close multiple error popup windows.

Specially crafted email messages may be repeatedly sent by an attacker to deny service to the client application user.

Exploit / POC

Google Talk Email Notification Denial Of Service Vulnerability

An exploit is not required.

Solution / Fix

Google Talk Email Notification Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
This issue has been addressed in Google Talk versions 1.0.0.76 and later. Users with Google Talk installed will be automatically updated.

References

Google Talk Email Notification Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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