PT-2001-1208 · Gaim · Gaim

Published 2001-01-09 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2000-1172

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Gaim versions 0.10.3 and earlier

Description: The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the OSCAR protocol, which can be triggered by a long HTML tag. This can lead to a denial of service and potentially allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Recommendations: For Gaim versions 0.10.3 and earlier, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2000-1172

Affected Products

Gaim

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-1172 · Security Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0204.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/1948 · Vendor Advisory