CVE-2007-4897

N/A Unknown
Published: September 14, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

pwlib, as used by Ekiga 2.0.5 and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long argument to the PString::vsprintf function, related to a "memory management flaw". NOTE: this issue was originally reported as being in the SIPURL::GetHostAddress function in Ekiga (formerly GnomeMeeting).

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://blog.s21sec.com/2007/09/sobre-la-vulnerabilidad-del-ekiga.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=118959114522339&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://openh323.cvs.sourceforge.net/openh323/opal/src/sip/sipcon.cxx?r1=2.120.2.25&r2=2.120.2.26&pathrev=v2_2_9
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27127
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27150
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27518
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28385
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3138
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:206
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0932.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.s21sec.com/avisos/s21sec-036-en.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479185/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25642
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018683
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-561-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=292831
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36568
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10928
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://blog.s21sec.com/2007/09/sobre-la-vulnerabilidad-del-ekiga.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=118959114522339&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openh323.cvs.sourceforge.net/openh323/opal/src/sip/sipcon.cxx?r1=2.120.2.25&r2=2.120.2.26&pathrev=v2_2_9
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27127
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27150
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27518
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28385
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3138
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:206
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0932.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.s21sec.com/avisos/s21sec-036-en.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479185/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25642
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018683
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-561-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=292831
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36568
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10928
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

36 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
10.9%
95th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

ekiga

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