CVE-2005-2103

Published: 16 August 2005

Buffer overflow in the AIM and ICQ module in Gaim before 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an away message with a large number of AIM substitution strings, such as %t or %n.

Priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package	Release	Status
gaim Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	dapper	Released (1.5.0+1.5.1cvs20051015-1ubuntu10)
	edgy	Released (1.5.0+1.5.1cvs20051015-1ubuntu10)
	feisty	Released (1.5.0+1.5.1cvs20051015-1ubuntu10)
	upstream	Needs triage

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	9.8
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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