CVE-2005-2844

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2005-09-08 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in MMClient.exe in Indiatimes Messenger 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long group name argument to the RenameGroup function in the MMClient.MunduMessenger.1 ActiveX object.

Affected products

Indiatimes Messenger: 6.0

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112550635826169&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/16633/
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014842
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14705
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22110
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112550635826169&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/16633/
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014842
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14705
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22110

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