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CVE-2005-2103in critical feed1 exploit

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…

Published 21 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.8
v3.1 · CNA
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
16.1%
percentile 97%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

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.

CISA SSVC assessment

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

16.05% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-26139 Gaim AIM/ICQ Protocols - Multiple Vulnerabilities · dos · 2005-08-10

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
CISA ADP3.19.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD3.19.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA3.19.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-131 Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size

References

  • gaim.sourceforge.net /security/?id=22 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/426078/100/0/threaded · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • novell.com /linux/security/advisories/2005_19_sr.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11477 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/14531 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /168-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2005-627.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2005-589.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred

Sources

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