# CVE-2005-1934: Gaim before 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed MSN message that leads to a memory allocation

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-06-09 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Gaim before 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed MSN message that leads to a memory allocation of a large size, possibly due to an integer signedness error.

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## References

- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A263
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13932
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426078/100/0/threaded
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:099
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-518.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-734
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1205290&group_id=235&atid=100235
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10368
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200506-11.xml
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_36_sudo.html

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