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CVE-2004-0785
Multiple buffer overflows in Gaim before 0.82 allow remote attackers...
Vulnerability Description
Multiple buffer overflows in Gaim before 0.82 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) Rich Text Format (RTF) messages, (2) a long hostname for the local system as obtained from DNS, or (3) a long URL that is not properly handled by the URL decoder.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.osvdb.org/9261
- http://www.osvdb.org/9263
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17142
- http://www.fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-278.shtml
- http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=5
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12480
- http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=3
- http://www.fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-279.shtml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13101
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-27.xml
- http://www.osvdb.org/9262
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17141
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12929
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17143
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1011083
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10907
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-400.html
- http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11056
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12383
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
gaim
Vulnerable Versions:
0.10, 0.10.3, 0.50, 0.51, 0.52, 0.53, 0.54, 0.55, 0.56, 0.57, 0.58, 0.59, 0.59.1, 0.60, 0.61, 0.62, 0.63, 0.64, 0.65, 0.66, 0.67, 0.68, 0.69, 0.70, 0.71, 0.72, 0.73, 0.74, 0.75
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 2nd, 2004
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.