# CVE-2004-0008: Integer overflow in Gaim 0.74 and earlier, and Ultramagnetic before 0.81, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2004-01-29 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Integer overflow in Gaim 0.74 and earlier, and Ultramagnetic before 0.81, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a directIM packet that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040202-01-U.asc
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107522338611564&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-434
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040201-01-U.asc
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-032.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A820
- http://www.osvdb.org/3734
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107513690306318&w=2
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9469
- http://ultramagnetic.sourceforge.net/advisories/001.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200401-04.xml
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1008850
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107522432613022&w=2
- http://security.e-matters.de/advisories/012004.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-033.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:006
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-01/0994.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14937
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/779614
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000813
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-045.html

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