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CVE-2005-3887

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2005-11-29 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Gadu-Gadu 7.20 does not properly handle MS-DOS device names in filenames, which allows remote attackers to (1) cause a denial of service (hang) via an image filename of AUX: sent twice (hang), or (2) write to the LPT1 port via a filename of "LPT1:".

Affected products

• Gadu-Gadu Instant Messenger: 7.20

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-11/0658.html
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113261573023912&w=2
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17597/
• http://www.osvdb.org/21015
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15520/
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23148
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-11/0658.html
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113261573023912&w=2
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17597/
• http://www.osvdb.org/21015
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15520/
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23148

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