Vulnerability Details : 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 during the signature verification, aka BenjiBug.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2005-3899
- cpe:2.3:a:google:talk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-3899
0.34%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 68 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2005-3899
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5.4
|
MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
4.9
|
6.9
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2005-3899
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