Title: ABiSoft Baxter Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Severity: MODERATE
Description:
ABiSoft Baxter is an IRC client for the Be Operating System.
Baxter is susceptible to a buffer overflow attack. Unchecked buffers exists in the code that handles URLs. In the event that Baxter receives a URL containing over 500 characters, the application will crash when attempting to parse the data so that it may create a web-enabled link that can be opened in the default browser. Restarting Baxter is required in order to regain normal functionality.
Affected Products:
- ABiSoft Baxter 0.0.0X
- ABiSoft Baxter 0.0.0Y
References:
- ABiSoft: Baxter Homepage
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