Rob Flynn Gaim up to 1.2.1 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Rob Flynn Gaim up to 1.2.1 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2005-1262. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Rob Flynn Gaim up to 1.2.1 (Messaging Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Gaim 1.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed MSN message.

The bug was discovered 05/10/2005. The weakness was published 05/11/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared at gaim.sourceforge.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-1262 since 04/25/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19077 (FreeBSD : gaim -- MSN remote DoS vulnerability (ad5e70bb-c429-11d9-ac59-02061b08fc24)), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117928 (CentOS Security Update for Gaim (CESA-2005:429)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20543), Tenable (19077), SecurityFocus (BID 13591†), OSVDB (16348†) and Secunia (SA15328†). Similar entry is available at VDB-25104. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 19077
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : gaim -- MSN remote DoS vulnerability (ad5e70bb-c429-11d9-ac59-02061b08fc24)
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OpenVAS ID: 52701
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: gaim, ja-gaim, ko-gaim, ru-gaim
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Recommended: Upgrade
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04/25/2005 🔍
05/10/2005 +15 days 🔍
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05/11/2005 +1 days 🔍
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05/14/2005 +3 days 🔍
05/15/2005 +1 days 🔍
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03/11/2015 +3528 days 🔍
06/01/2019 +1543 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gaim.sourceforge.net
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-1262 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1262
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25105

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X-Force: 20543
SecurityFocus: 13591 - Gaim Remote MSN Empty SLP Message Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 15328 - Gaim URL Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 16348 - CVE-2005-1262 - Gaim - Denial Of Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 7954 - DoS in Gaim < 1.3.0 via SLP message, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2005-0519

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 06/01/2019 11:26
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (82), 06/01/2019 11:26 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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