CVE-2005-4817
Format string vulnerability in ui.c in Textbased MSN Client (TMSNC) before 0.2.5 allows attackers...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2005-4817- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2005-4817- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-4810 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2005-4810- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-52rv-hwx6-25rg No score
Format string vulnerability in ui.c in Textbased MSN Client (TMSNC) before 0.2.5 allows attackers...
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.
- Record
GHSA-52rv-hwx6-25rg- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-4817 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Tmsnc, published December 31, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.44%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22242
secunia.com/advisories/16752
securityfocus.com/bid/14810
sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=355808
osvdb.org/displayvuln.php?osvdb_id=19311
vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1709
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4817
github.com/advisories/GHSA-52rv-hwx6-25rg