Rob Flynn Gaim up to 1.3.0 aim/icq denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Rob Flynn Gaim up to 1.3.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file aim/icq. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-2102. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Rob Flynn Gaim up to 1.3.0 (Messaging Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file aim/icq. 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:

The AIM/ICQ module in Gaim before 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a filename that contains invalid UTF-8 characters.

The bug was discovered 08/10/2005. The weakness was disclosed 08/16/2005 by Daniel Atallah (Website). The advisory is shared at ubuntulinux.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-2102 since 06/30/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19860 (Slackware 10.0 / 10.1 / 9.0 / 9.1 / current : gaim (SSA:2005-242-03)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Slackware Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117868 (CentOS Security Update for Gaim (CESA-2005:627)).

Upgrading to version 1.5.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9079.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (21763), Tenable (19860), SecurityFocus (BID 14531†), OSVDB (18668†) and Secunia (SA16379†). The entry VDB-25998 is pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 19860
Nessus Name: Slackware 10.0 / 10.1 / 9.0 / 9.1 / current : gaim (SSA:2005-242-03)
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OpenVAS ID: 55187
OpenVAS Name: Slackware Advisory SSA:2005-242-03 gaim
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Gaim 1.5.0
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06/30/2005 🔍
08/10/2005 +41 days 🔍
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08/16/2005 +6 days 🔍
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08/23/2005 +7 days 🔍
08/30/2005 +7 days 🔍
10/05/2005 +36 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3444 days 🔍
06/08/2019 +1550 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ubuntulinux.org
Researcher: Daniel Atallah
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-2102 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2102
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25997

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X-Force: 21763
SecurityFocus: 14531 - Gaim AIM/ICQ Protocols Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 16379
OSVDB: 18668 - CVE-2005-2102 - Gaim - Denial-Of-Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 8949 - Gaim DoS via Invalid UTF-8 Chars in Filename in AIM/ICQ Modules, Medium

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Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/08/2019 14:19
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (80), 06/08/2019 14:19 (6)
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