QIP 2005 - Malformed Rich Text Message Remote Denial of Service

Author: ShineShadow
type: dos
platform: multiple
port: 0
date_added: 2009-02-04
date_updated: 2014-04-10
verified: 1
codes: CVE-2009-0769;OSVDB-51755
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33609/info

QIP 2005 is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.

Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to cause the application to hang and consume excessive computer resources, denying service to legitimate users.

NOTE: This issue may occur in a third-party component used by QIP 2005, but this has not been confirmed.

This issue affects QIP 2005 build 8082; other versions may also be vulnerable.

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