Rob Flynn Gaim up to 0.75 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Rob Flynn Gaim. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-0785. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Rob Flynn Gaim (Messaging Software). This affects 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. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple buffer overflows in Gaim before 0.82 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) Rich Text Format (RTF) messages, (2) a long hostname for the local system as obtained from DNS, or (3) a long URL that is not properly handled by the URL decoder.

The bug was discovered 08/26/2004. The weakness was presented 08/26/2004 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at fedoranews.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-0785 since 08/17/2004. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18918 (FreeBSD : gaim -- multiple buffer overflows (4260eacb-26b8-11d9-9289-000c41e2cdad)), 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 (17143), Tenable (18918), SecurityFocus (BID 11056†), OSVDB (9261†) and Secunia (SA12382†). See VDB-23467, VDB-22313, VDB-22322 and VDB-82154 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 18918
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : gaim -- multiple buffer overflows (4260eacb-26b8-11d9-9289-000c41e2cdad)
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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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04/14/2015 +3562 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: fedoranews.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-0785 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0785
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22323

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X-Force: 17143
SecurityFocus: 11056 - Gaim Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 12382 - Fedora update for gaim, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 9261 - Gaim URL Decode Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1011083
Vulnerability Center: 8382 - Multiple Buffer Overflows in Gaim Allow DoS and Code Execution, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2015 13:21
Updated: 06/02/2019 16:23
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:21 (80), 06/02/2019 16:23 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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