Speak Freely Malformed GIF Image Handling DoS

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 1951

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.

Description

The remote host is running a version of Speak Freely that is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack that may be exploited by an attacker by sending a malformed GIF (using the "show your face feature") to the vulnerable host.

Solution

The vendor has discontinued this product.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 1951

Family: Generic

Published: 8/20/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:X/RL:O/RC:C