What is the severity of CVE-2007-5590?

CVE-2007-5590 is considered a high-severity vulnerability due to the potential for remote code execution.

How do I fix CVE-2007-5590?

To mitigate CVE-2007-5590, upgrade your Miranda IM software to version 0.7.1 or later.

What types of functionality are affected by CVE-2007-5590?

CVE-2007-5590 affects functionality in IRC options, Jabber forms, and some aspects of ICQ and Yahoo! instant messaging.

Who can exploit CVE-2007-5590?

Remote attackers can exploit CVE-2007-5590 through various vectors related to the affected messaging functionalities.

What is Miranda IM in the context of CVE-2007-5590?

Miranda IM is an open-source instant messaging client that is vulnerable to CVE-2007-5590 up to version 0.7.0.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2007-5590

medium

6.8

CWE

119

19/10/2007

7/8/2024

CVE-2007-5590: Buffer Overflow

First published: Fri Oct 19 2007(Updated: )

Multiple buffer overflows in Miranda before 0.7.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving (1) IRC options, (2) Jabber forms, and unspecified aspects of the (3) ICQ and (4) Yahoo! instant messaging functionality. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Miranda IM	<=0.7.0

Remedy

http://secunia.com/advisories/27287

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5590?
CVE-2007-5590 is considered a high-severity vulnerability due to the potential for remote code execution.
How do I fix CVE-2007-5590?
To mitigate CVE-2007-5590, upgrade your Miranda IM software to version 0.7.1 or later.
What types of functionality are affected by CVE-2007-5590?
CVE-2007-5590 affects functionality in IRC options, Jabber forms, and some aspects of ICQ and Yahoo! instant messaging.
Who can exploit CVE-2007-5590?
Remote attackers can exploit CVE-2007-5590 through various vectors related to the affected messaging functionalities.
What is Miranda IM in the context of CVE-2007-5590?
Miranda IM is an open-source instant messaging client that is vulnerable to CVE-2007-5590 up to version 0.7.0.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5590?
CVE-2007-5590 is considered a high-severity vulnerability due to the potential for remote code execution.
How do I fix CVE-2007-5590?
To mitigate CVE-2007-5590, upgrade your Miranda IM software to version 0.7.1 or later.
What types of functionality are affected by CVE-2007-5590?
CVE-2007-5590 affects functionality in IRC options, Jabber forms, and some aspects of ICQ and Yahoo! instant messaging.
Who can exploit CVE-2007-5590?
Remote attackers can exploit CVE-2007-5590 through various vectors related to the affected messaging functionalities.
What is Miranda IM in the context of CVE-2007-5590?
Miranda IM is an open-source instant messaging client that is vulnerable to CVE-2007-5590 up to version 0.7.0.