CVE-2012-3845 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in LAN Messenger version 1.2.28 and earlier. This flaw allows a remote attacker to trigger a denial of service (application crash) by sending a specially crafted, excessively long string within an initiation request. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (medium severity) with a low attack complexity, requiring no authentication, and impacting availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, a public exploit (EDB-18816) exists, though it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lan_messenger:lan_messenger1.2.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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