Rob Flynn Gaim up to 0.75 Groupware Message size integer coercion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Rob Flynn Gaim. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Groupware Message Handler. The manipulation of the argument size leads to integer coercion. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2004-0754. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Rob Flynn Gaim (Messaging Software). This issue affects an unknown code of the component Groupware Message Handler. The manipulation of the argument size with an unknown input leads to a integer coercion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-192. Integer coercion refers to a set of flaws pertaining to the type casting, extension, or truncation of primitive data types. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer overflow in Gaim before 0.82 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via the size variable in Groupware server messages.

The bug was discovered 08/26/2004. The weakness was presented 08/26/2004 by infamous41md (Website). The advisory is shared at fedoranews.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-0754 since 07/26/2004. 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 are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19145 (FreeBSD : gaim -- heap overflow exploitable by malicious GroupWise server (e16293f0-26b7-11d9-9289-000c41e2cdad)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 0.82 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17140), Tenable (19145), SecurityFocus (BID 11056†), OSVDB (9260†) and Secunia (SA12382†). See VDB-23467, VDB-22322, VDB-22323 and VDB-82154 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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Class: Integer coercion
CWE: CWE-192 / CWE-189
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 19145
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : gaim -- heap overflow exploitable by malicious GroupWise server (e16293f0-26b7-11d9-9289-000c41e2cdad)
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OpenVAS ID: 53915
OpenVAS Name: Slackware Advisory SSA:2004-239-01 gaim
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Gaim 0.82

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: fedoranews.org
Researcher: infamous41md
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-0754 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0754
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22313

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X-Force: 17140
SecurityFocus: 11056 - Gaim Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 12382 - Fedora update for gaim, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 9260 - Gaim Groupware Message Receive Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1011083
Vulnerability Center: 8716 - Integer Overflow in Gaim < 0.82 via Groupware Server Messages, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2015 13:21
Updated: 06/07/2019 17:33
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:21 (90), 06/07/2019 17:33 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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