Vulnerability in Gaim Project
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 possibly execute arbitrary code via an away message with a large number of AIM substitution strings, such as %t or %n.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.161 (96.8th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.161 · newest: 0.161 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- gaim.sourceforge.net/security/ (Broken Link)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426078/100/0/threaded (vendor-advisory, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_19_sr.html (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11477 (Broken Link, signature, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/14531 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- usn.ubuntu.com/168-1/ (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-627.html (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-589.html (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-2103?
- CVE-2005-2103 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gaim Project, classified under Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2005-08-16.
- How severe is CVE-2005-2103?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.