CVE-2005-2103

high-risk
Published 2005-08-16

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.

Do I need to act?

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25.9% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 74% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
26139
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Gaim Project

References (16)

Broken Link 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 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14531
Broken Link https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3...
Broken Link https://usn.ubuntu.com/168-1/
Broken Link 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 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14531
Broken Link https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3...
Broken Link https://usn.ubuntu.com/168-1/
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high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 22/34 · High
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal