Gadu-Gadu Skin Attribute Handling Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	26718
Class:	Design Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Dec 05 2007 12:00AM
Updated:	Dec 06 2007 04:22AM
Credit:	Michal Bucko is credited with the discovery of this issue.
Vulnerable:	Gadu-Gadu Gadu-Gadu 7.7
Not Vulnerable:

Gadu-Gadu Skin Attribute Handling Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Gadu-Gadu is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because it improperly handles 'skin' attributes.

Remote attackers can exploit this issue to consume resources sufficient to crash the computer, denying service to legitimate users.

Gadu-Gadu 7.7 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Gadu-Gadu Skin Attribute Handling Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue with a web browser.

Gadu-Gadu Skin Attribute Handling Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Gadu-Gadu Skin Attribute Handling Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

References:

• Vendor Homepage (Gadu-Gadu)
  
• [ELEYTT] Public Advisory 05-12-2007 ('Michal Bucko' )