VDB-16328 · CVE-2000-1172 · BID 1948

Rob Flynn Gaim 0.10/0.10.3 OSCAR Protocol memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Rob Flynn Gaim 0.10/0.10.3 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component OSCAR Protocol Handler. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2000-1172. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Rob Flynn Gaim 0.10/0.10.3 (Messaging Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component OSCAR Protocol Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in Gaim 0.10.3 and earlier using the OSCAR protocol allows remote attackers to conduct a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary commands via a long HTML tag.

The weakness was presented 01/09/2001 by Stan Bubrouski (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2000-1172. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 05/28/2018).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 1948†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Timelineinfo

11/10/2000 🔍
01/09/2001 +60 days 🔍
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07/02/2014 +4922 days 🔍
05/28/2018 +1426 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Stan Bubrouski
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-1172 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-1172
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16328
SecurityFocus: 1948 - Gaim Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 07/02/2014 17:35
Updated: 05/28/2018 10:36
Changes: 07/02/2014 17:35 (47), 05/28/2018 10:36 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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