TI-2005-03692 Aliases CVE-2005-3899 GHSA-hx4r-m26r-5j7p

The automatic update feature in Google Talk allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…

LOW 26Published 2005-11-29 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · Complete
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00817 57th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:google:talk::::::::	all versions	Vulnerable	Google

cpe:2.3:a:google:talk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Google

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-3899
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hx4r-m26r-5j7p

References

Advisory 1

20051122 Google Talk Denial of Service - BenjiBug

Other 1

20051123 Google Talk Denial of Service - BenjiBug

TI-2005-03473 Google Talk before 1.0.0.76, with email notification enabled, allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

Sources

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