Description
The instant message service in Timbuktu Pro 8.6.5 RC 229 and earlier for Windows allows remote attackers to cause (1) a denial of service (daemon crash) via an invalid Version field or (2) a denial of service (CPU consumption and daemon termination) via an invalid or partial message.
References
- 20080310 Vulnerabilities in Timbuktu Pro 8.6.5 mailing-list
- 29316 third-party-advisory
- 3741 third-party-advisory
- http://aluigi.org/poc/timbuto.zip
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/timbuto-adv.txt
- ADV-2008-0840 vdb-entry