CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-0008

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Integer overflow in Gaim 0.74 and earlier, and Ultramagnetic before 0.81, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a directIM packet that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to attacks that lead to denial of service and unauthorized code execution, potentially resulting in serious security implications.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade Gaim to version 0.75 or later and Ultramagnetic to version 0.81 or later to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Integer overflow in Gaim 0.74 and earlier, and Ultramagnetic before 0.81, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a directIM packet that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS