PT-2003-2529
CVE-2003-0541
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Published
1970-01-01
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Updated
2017-10-11
Description by
CVSS 2.0
5.0
MediumMetricsAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
gtkhtml versions prior to 1.1.10
Description
The issue is related to multiple vulnerabilities in the gtkhtml package, which can lead to a denial of service (crash) due to a null pointer dereference when a malformed message is processed. This can be exploited remotely, potentially disrupting the availability of protected information.
Recommendations
For versions prior to 1.1.10, update to version 1.1.10 or later to resolve the issue.
As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the
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