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CVE-2005-3899

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.4 EPSS 0.82%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2005-11-29 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.4. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2005-3899
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.4
EPSS
0.82%

Original NVD Description

The automatic update feature in Google Talk allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) by poisoning a target's DNS cache and causing a large update file to be sent, which consumes large amounts of CPU and memory during the signature verification, aka BenjiBug.