CVE-2012-3845

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Published Jul 3, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 3.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

Buffer overflow in LAN Messenger 1.2.28 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string in an initiation request.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:lan_messenger:lan_messenger1.2.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.3% (3.270% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-05/0005.html
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18816
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53333
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75319

History

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Subscriptions

Lan Messenger Lan Messenger1.2.28

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 8:21 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 3, 2012, 10:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 8:21 PM
Reserved: Jul 3, 2012, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:43 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 3, 2012, 10:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:43 PM

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