CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-0500

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow vulnerability in the MSN protocol plugins (object.c and slp.c) for Gaim before version 0.82. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service and potentially execute arbitrary code via improperly handled MSNSLP protocol messages in a strncpy call.

Risk Assessment

The risk includes the possibility of remote code execution, which could lead to system compromise or service disruption.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade Gaim to version 0.82 or later, which includes a fix for this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in the MSN protocol plugins (1) object.c and (2) slp.c for Gaim before 0.82 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via MSNSLP protocol messages that are not properly handled in a strncpy call.

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