CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-0785

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in Gaim before version 0.82 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via RTF messages, a long hostname from DNS, or a long URL mishandled by the URL decoder.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can remotely crash the program or take control of the system, posing a serious risk to data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Recommendation

Immediately upgrade Gaim to version 0.82 or later, which includes fixes for these vulnerabilities.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Multiple buffer overflows in Gaim before 0.82 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) Rich Text Format (RTF) messages, (2) a long hostname for the local system as obtained from DNS, or (3) a long URL that is not properly handled by the URL decoder.

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