Rob Flynn Gaim up to 1.0.1 Protocol memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Rob Flynn Gaim. Affected is an unknown function of the component Protocol Handler. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-0891. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Rob Flynn Gaim (Messaging Software). Affected is an unknown part of the component Protocol Handler. 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 MSN protocol handler for gaim 0.79 to 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an "unexpected sequence of MSNSLP messages" that results in an unbounded copy operation that writes to the wrong buffer.

The bug was discovered 10/19/2004. The weakness was published 01/27/2005 as Bug 2188 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.fedora.us. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-0891 since 09/22/2004. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. 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 06/05/2019).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15559 (GLSA-200410-23 : Gaim: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6573), Tenable (15559), SecurityFocus (BID 11482†), OSVDB (10988†) and Secunia (SA12887†). Similar entries are available at VDB-17438 and VDB-17504. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 15559
Nessus Name: GLSA-200410-23 : Gaim: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 53904
OpenVAS Name: Slackware Advisory SSA:2004-296-01 gaim
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Recommended: Upgrade
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09/22/2004 🔍
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10/24/2004 +4 days 🔍
10/25/2004 +1 days 🔍
01/27/2005 +94 days 🔍
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03/10/2015 +3619 days 🔍
06/05/2019 +1548 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 2188
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-0891 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0891
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23880

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X-Force: 6573
SecurityFocus: 11482 - Gaim MSN SLP Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 12887
OSVDB: 10988 - Gaim MSN file transfer denial of service
Vulnerability Center: 7558 - DoS in 3Com OfficeConnect DSL Router via Wrong Handling of Malformed HTTP Requests, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 15:27
Updated: 06/05/2019 16:42
Changes: 03/10/2015 15:27 (74), 06/05/2019 16:42 (9)
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Cache ID: 216:7AB:103

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