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CVE-2005-4817
Format string vulnerability in ui.c in Textbased MSN Client (TMSNC) before 0.2.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors that cause format strings to be injected into the wprintw function.
Published: Dec 31, 2005
Modified: Jun 16, 2026
CVSS Metrics
Affected Products (14)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| tmsnc | tmsnc | 0.1.0 |
| tmsnc | tmsnc | 0.1.0a |
| tmsnc | tmsnc | 0.1.0b |
| tmsnc | tmsnc | 0.1.1 |
| tmsnc | tmsnc | 0.1.2 |
| tmsnc | tmsnc | 0.1.3 |
| tmsnc | tmsnc | 0.1.4 |
| tmsnc | tmsnc | 0.1.5 |
| tmsnc | tmsnc | 0.2.0 |
| tmsnc | tmsnc | 0.2.0b |
| tmsnc | tmsnc | 0.2.1 |
| tmsnc | tmsnc | 0.2.2 |
| tmsnc | tmsnc | 0.2.3 |
| tmsnc | tmsnc | 0.2.4 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-52rv-hwx6-25rg
Format string vulnerability in ui.c in Textbased MSN Client (TMSNC) before 0.2.5 allows attackers...
References (12)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16752 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=355808 Patch
- http://www.osvdb.org/displayvuln.php?osvdb_id=19311
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14810 Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1709
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22242
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16752 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=355808 Patch
- http://www.osvdb.org/displayvuln.php?osvdb_id=19311
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14810 Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1709
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22242
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
7.5 / 10
EPSS Score
2.42%
Top 17% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
30.7 / 100
Data Sources
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