CVE-2005-2103

Buffer overflow in the AIM and ICQ module in Gaim before 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an away message with a large number of AIM substitution strings, such as %t or %n.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=22	Broken Link
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_19_sr.html	Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-589.html	Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-627.html	Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426078/100/0/threaded	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14531	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11477	Broken Link
https://usn.ubuntu.com/168-1/	Broken Link

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gaim_project:gaim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2005-08-16 04:00

Updated : 2024-02-02 15:02

NVD link : CVE-2005-2103

Mitre link : CVE-2005-2103

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2005-2103

JSON object : View

Products Affected

gaim_project

gaim

CWE

CWE-131

Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size

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