VulnerabilityModified
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 a target's DNS cache and causing a large update file to be sent, which consumes large amounts of CPU and memory…
MEDIUM 5.4EPSS 0.82%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.82%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.4 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.82% probability · 55th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- google/talk
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-November/038969.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113278119300162&w=2
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23180
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-November/038969.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113278119300162&w=2
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23180
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.