CVE-2005-2103

Publication date 16 August 2005

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Unknown

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8 · Critical

Score breakdown

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
gaim 7.04 feisty
Fixed 1.5.0+1.5.1cvs20051015-1ubuntu10
6.10 edgy
Fixed 1.5.0+1.5.1cvs20051015-1ubuntu10
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 1.5.0+1.5.1cvs20051015-1ubuntu10

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.8 · Critical
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

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-168-1
    • Gaim vulnerabilities
    • 12 August 2005

Other references