CVE-2005-2369
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMultiple integer signedness errors in libgadu, as used in ekg before 1.6rc2 and other packages, may allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceInteger signedness errors in libgadu library allow improper handling of integer values in size calculations, potentially enabling buffer overflows that could lead to denial of service or arbitrary code execution when processing malformed network data.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 1.1= 1.3= 1.4= 1.5= 1.6_rc1= 2005-04-11= 2005-06-05CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed libgadu library versionCheck for libgadu library files (typically libgadu.so in /usr/lib, /usr/local/lib, or equivalent) and query the package manager (dpkg -l libgadu, rpm -q libgadu, or similar). If the library is dynamically linked, use 'ldd /path/to/ekg' to confirm linkage to libgadu.Affected if Version is 1.6rc2 or earlier, or version cannot be determined and ekg is linked to libgadu.
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Identify installed ekg versionQuery the ekg package via package manager (dpkg -l ekg, rpm -q ekg) or run 'ekg --version' if the binary accepts a version flag.Affected if Version matches any of: 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6_rc1, 2005-04-11, or 2005-06-05.
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Verify ekg links to vulnerable libgaduUse 'ldd $(which ekg)' or 'objdump -p $(which ekg)' to inspect which libgadu version the ekg binary is linked against.Affected if Linked libgadu version is 1.6rc2 or earlier, or the binary is statically linked to a vulnerable libgadu version.
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Confirm network usage of the applicationReview ekg configuration files (typically in ~/.ekg/ or /etc/ekg/) for account configuration, or observe if the process makes network connections.Affected if The application is configured to connect to a network service (which is the intended use case for libgadu/ekg instant messaging client).
You are affected if ekg version is 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6_rc1, 2005-04-11, or 2005-06-05, or if the linked libgadu library is version 1.6rc2 or earlier, and the application processes network data.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade libgadu to version 1.6rc2 or later, and ensure any applications using libgadu (such as ekg) are rebuilt against the patched library version.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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