Rob Flynn Gaim 1.3.0 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Rob Flynn Gaim 1.3.0. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2005-1934. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Rob Flynn Gaim 1.3.0 (Messaging Software). This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Gaim before 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed MSN message that leads to a memory allocation of a large size, possibly due to an integer signedness error.

The bug was discovered 06/10/2005. The weakness was presented 05/19/2005 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at sourceforge.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-1934 since 06/09/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20533 (Ubuntu 4.10 / 5.04 : gaim vulnerability (USN-140-1)), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117919 (CentOS Security Update for Gaim (CESA-2005:518)).

Upgrading to version 1.3.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (20533), SecurityFocus (BID 13932†), OSVDB (17237†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-8353†). See VDB-25531 for similar entry. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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

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Nessus ID: 20533
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 4.10 / 5.04 : gaim vulnerability (USN-140-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 54003
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 734-1 (gaim)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Gaim 1.3.1

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: sourceforge.net
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CVE: CVE-2005-1934 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1934
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25283

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SecurityFocus: 13932 - Gaim MSN Protocol Malformed Message Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 17237 - CVE-2005-1934 - Gaim - Denial of Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 8353 - DoS in Gaim < 1.3.1 via Malformed MSN Message, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 06/02/2019 14:14
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (75), 06/02/2019 14:14 (6)
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