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CVE-2005-2103
Published: Aug 16, 2005
Modified: Jan 16, 2025
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=22
x_refsource_CONFIRM
FLSA:158543
vendor-advisory
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SUSE-SR:2005:019
vendor-advisory
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oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11477
vdb-entry
signature
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14531
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
USN-168-1
vendor-advisory
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RHSA-2005:627
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2005:589
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
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