CVE-2008-4776

NameCVE-2008-4776
Descriptionlibgadu before 1.8.2 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a contact description with a large length, which triggers a buffer over-read.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1664-1
Debian Bugs503916, 504429, 559782

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
libgadu (PTS)bullseye1:1.12.2-5fixed
bookworm1:1.12.2-6fixed
sid, trixie1:1.12.2-6.1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
centerimsource(unstable)4.22.9-1low559782
ekgsourceetch1:1.7~rc2-1etch2DSA-1664-1
ekgsource(unstable)1:1.8~rc0-1low
kadusource(unstable)0.6.0.2-3low504429
libgadusource(unstable)1:1.8.0+r592-3low503916
qutecomsource(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

[lenny] - centerim <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
claimed to be fixed in point update but is not: [lenny] - centerim 4.22.5-1+lenny1
- qutecom <not-affected> (does not use libgadu embed; bug #559784)

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