Rob Flynn Gaim up to 1.3.1 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Rob Flynn Gaim. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-2103. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Rob Flynn Gaim (Messaging Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 08/10/2005. The weakness was presented 08/16/2005 by Daniel Atallah (Website). The advisory is available at ubuntulinux.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-2103 since 06/30/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19422 (RHEL 2.1 : gaim (RHSA-2005:589)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117868 (CentOS Security Update for Gaim (CESA-2005:627)).

Upgrading to version 1.5.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9079.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (21759), Tenable (19422), SecurityFocus (BID 14531†), OSVDB (18669†) and Secunia (SA16379†). See VDB-25997 for similar entry. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Type

Messaging Software

Vendor

Rob Flynn

Name

Gaim

Version

License

commercial

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.9

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 19422
Nessus Name: RHEL 2.1 : gaim (RHSA-2005:589)
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OpenVAS ID: 55187
OpenVAS Name: Slackware Advisory SSA:2005-242-03 gaim
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Gaim 1.5.0
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Timelineinfo

06/30/2005 🔍
08/09/2005 +40 days 🔍
08/10/2005 +1 days 🔍
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08/23/2005 +7 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3487 days 🔍
01/16/2025 +3599 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ubuntulinux.org
Researcher: Daniel Atallah
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-2103 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2103
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25998

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X-Force: 21759
SecurityFocus: 14531 - Gaim AIM/ICQ Protocols Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 16379
OSVDB: 18669 - CVE-2005-2103 - Gaim - Buffer Overflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 8950 - Gaim DoS via AIM Substitution Strings in Messages to AIM/ICQ Modules, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 11:39 PM
Updated: 01/16/2025 10:24 PM
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:39 PM (79), 06/08/2019 02:23 PM (6), 01/16/2025 10:24 PM (39)
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