VDB-20399 · CVE-2003-0163 · BID 7182

Gaim-Encryption 1.13/1.14/1.15 Message length memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Gaim-Encryption 1.13/1.14/1.15. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Message Handler. The manipulation of the argument length leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2003-0163. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Gaim-Encryption 1.13/1.14/1.15 (Messaging Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Message Handler. The manipulation of the argument length 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. The summary by CVE is:

decrypt_msg for the Gaim-Encryption GAIM plugin 1.15 and earlier does not properly validate a message length parameter, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a negative length, which overwrites arbitrary heap memory with a zero byte.

The weakness was shared 05/05/2003 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-0163 since 03/24/2003. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

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 7182†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

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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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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/24/2003 🔍
03/24/2003 +0 days 🔍
05/05/2003 +42 days 🔍
05/05/2003 +0 days 🔍
08/11/2014 +4116 days 🔍
06/13/2018 +1402 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-0163 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0163
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20399
SecurityFocus: 7182 - Gaim-Encryption Remote Heap Corruption Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 08/11/2014 22:53
Updated: 06/13/2018 10:26
Changes: 08/11/2014 22:53 (49), 06/13/2018 10:26 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:2BA:103

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