PT-2004-1614 · Gaim · Gaim

Published 2004-09-02 · Updated 2017-10-11 · CVE-2004-0500

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Gaim versions prior to 0.82

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the MSN protocol plugins, specifically in object.c and slp.c files, which can be triggered by MSNSLP protocol messages that are not properly handled in a strncpy call. This can lead to a denial of service and potentially allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For versions prior to 0.82, update to version 0.82 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the MSN protocol plugins until a patch is available. Restrict access to the MSNSLP protocol to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2004-0500

Affected Products

Gaim

References · 12

• http://novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_25_gaim.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:081 · Vendor Advisory
• http://gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-27.xml · Vendor Advisory
• http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-278.shtml · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/10865 · Vendor Advisory
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-400.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-279.shtml · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0500 · Security Note
• http://gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-12.xml · Vendor Advisory
• http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=0 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16920 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9429 · Note