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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

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Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
1 on Exploit-DB
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. Public exploit on Exploit-DB

    EDB-26139

  2. CVE published
  3. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

  4. Record last updated
  5. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

References 9

gaim.sourceforge.net

securityfocus.com

novell.com

oval.cisecurity.org

usn.ubuntu.com

redhat.com

Exploit-DB