Rob Flynn Gaim 1.1.0/1.1.1/1.1.2/1.1.3 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Rob Flynn Gaim 1.1.0/1.1.1/1.1.2/1.1.3. It has been rated as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2005-0208. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Rob Flynn Gaim 1.1.0/1.1.1/1.1.2/1.1.3 (Messaging Software). This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

The HTML parsing functions in Gaim before 1.1.4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via malformed HTML that causes "an invalid memory access," a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-0473.

The bug was discovered 02/28/2005. The weakness was shared 05/02/2005 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-0208 since 02/01/2005. 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 20710 (Ubuntu 4.10 : gaim vulnerabilities (USN-85-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.1.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19541), Tenable (20710), SecurityFocus (BID 12660†), OSVDB (14204†) and Secunia (SA14386†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 20710
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 4.10 : gaim vulnerabilities (USN-85-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 52547
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: gaim, ja-gaim, ko-gaim, ru-gaim
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Gaim 1.1.4

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02/01/2005 🔍
02/25/2005 +24 days 🔍
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02/28/2005 +3 days 🔍
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05/02/2005 +47 days 🔍
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01/15/2006 +258 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +3341 days 🔍
01/19/2025 +3603 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-0208 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0208
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24339

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X-Force: 19541
SecurityFocus: 12660 - Gaim Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 14386
OSVDB: 14204 - Gaim memory access denial of service
Vulnerability Center: 7319 - DoS in Gaim Versions Prior to 1.1.4 via Malformed HTML, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 01/19/2025 05:02
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (73), 06/06/2019 07:12 (6), 01/19/2025 05:02 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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