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CVE-2008-4776

libgadu before 1.8.2 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a contact...

4.3 MediumFix available

libgadu before 1.8.2 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a contact description with a large length, which triggers a buffer over-read.

Exploit likelihood

1.26%Up 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

libgadu before 1.8.2 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a contact description with a large length, which triggers a buffer over-read.

Record
CVE-2008-4776
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

libgadu before 1.8.2 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a contact description with a large length, which triggers a buffer over-read.

Record
CVE-2008-4776
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4756 No score

libgadu before 1.8.2 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a contact description with a large length, which triggers a buffer over-read.

Record
EUVD-2008-4756
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3p9w-wq67-w93f No score

libgadu before 1.8.2 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a contact...

libgadu before 1.8.2 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a contact description with a large length, which triggers a buffer over-read.

Record
GHSA-3p9w-wq67-w93f
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

libgadu before 1.8.2 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a contact description with a large length, which triggers a buffer over-read.

Record
CVE-2008-4776
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-4776 No score

libgadu before 1.8.2 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a contact description with a large length, which triggers a buffer over-read.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4776
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10940-1 No score

libgadu-devel-1.12.2-2.11 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libgadu-devel-1.12.2-2.11 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10940-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libgadu
Debian:12
before 1:1.8.0+r592-3
1:1.8.0+r592-3
libgadu
Debian:13
before 1:1.8.0+r592-3
1:1.8.0+r592-3
libgadu
Debian:14
before 1:1.8.0+r592-3
1:1.8.0+r592-3
ekg
Debian:4.0
before 1:1.7~rc2-1etch2, plus listed versions
1:1.7~rc2-11:1.7~rc2-1etch1
1:1.7~rc2-1etch2

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-4776 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Wojtek Kaniewsk Libgadu, published October 28, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.26%, the 69th percentile. Fixed in libgadu 1:1.8.0+r592-3.

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