PT-2004-1856 · Gaim · Gaim

Published 2004-09-02 · Updated 2017-10-11 · CVE-2004-0784

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 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the filename of the tar file that is dragged to the smiley selector. This is related to the smiley theme functionality.

Recommendations For versions prior to 0.82, update to version 0.82 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of the smiley theme functionality until a patch is available. Restrict access to the smiley selector to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2004-0784

Affected Products

Gaim

References · 8

• http://gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-27.xml · Vendor Advisory
• http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-278.shtml · Vendor Advisory
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-400.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0784 · Security Note
• http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-279.shtml · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17144 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10008 · Note